from FIve Acres
The Five Acres Children’s Guild, a service group dedicated to advancing Five Acres’ mission and vision, will host an informational meeting on Thursday, Mar. 7, 6 PM at Five Acres’ Zeilstra Research and Training Center.
Established in 1990, the Five Acres Children’s Guild consists of volunteers committed to being positive role models for children living in residential care while raising public awareness of Five Acres in the greater Los Angeles area. This event is open to all individuals interested in learning more about or joining this vital service group.
Members of the Children’s Guild develop and implement programs targeted at supporting the children of Five Acres and increasing the agency’s volunteer and financial support. Guild volunteers work directly with the children living in residential care at Five Acres, forming consistent and meaningful relationships. The Children’s Guild is seeking additional members with the goal of supporting a greater number of children.
Guild members meet once monthly to discuss upcoming events, cottage activity schedules, Birthday Angels program and introduce new members. They host a monthly on-campus cottage activity, such as playing sports, arts and crafts projects, cooking meals, jewelry making and dance parties, to name a few. The Guild also treats the children to a quarterly off-campus outing; past venues have included Kidspace Museum, Griffith Park Observatory, the California Science Center and a local Halloween carnival.
Five Acres, a pioneer in providing successful solutions that ensure safety, well-being and permanent homes for children and their families proudly celebrates 125 years of service. Throughout its history, Five Acres has continued to provide programs that have a measurable impact on the nearly 5,500 children, members of their families and support networks who are served each year. Since 1888, Five Acres has touched the lives of nearly 100,000 children and families.
For more information about the Five Acres Children’s Guild or to learn how to become a part of this vital service group visit www.fiveacres.org or contact Susan Lowe at 626-773-3751 or slowe@5acres.org.
Five Acres is a pioneer in providing successful solutions that ensure safety, well-being and permanent homes for children and their families. Founded in 1888 as one of Los Angeles County’s first orphanages, Five Acres has been committed to preserving effective programs and developing more effective prevention services for children and families in crisis. Services include: residential care and education, a non-public WASC accredited school, mental health services in homes and schools, foster care and adoptions and domestic violence prevention. For more information on ways to help, visit www.fiveacres.org or contact Kristina Sarenas at ksarenas@5acres.org or 626-773-3779.
