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December 2023 by noel adams
The had a room that they shout out you in and you would not eat sleep and you could be in there up to like 5 days
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November 2023 by Constance Whitfield
When I place with five acres I started off back because I didn't want to be there. Then I got use to the place and I started to love the staff there. Two people there treated like family. It was really nice and big and love there.
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September 2023 by LaTrea Horn
I love what I do...I just don't love who I do it for!!! While the acres have good benefits package & flexibility, the pay rate not so much, especially for all that you deal with & possibly be assaulted & injured. There's a lot of favoritism & prejudice, on how you advance there, & they want you to go against God, sacrifice your values, standards, beliefs, & morals for just under $20 an hour....but the difference you make in a kid's life in this foster system is priceless.... & it makes the job worth while! I go to work everyday because I love what I do, having the opportunity to reroute these kids from destruction & plant seeds of hope & success, because I spend more money getting to work, than what I'm making!!! I have to put something with my check just to make rent, not including anything else... so it definitely ain't the money for sure!!!! I take valuable precious time away from my own children, exhausting myself somedays, to come take care of the state's kids... for little to no money & no support!!! The role is definitely worth a upgrade!!!!!
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May 2023 by Raccxxn X
I was a pretty quiet until I got there. Kids fight each other all the time and the staff don't care. I was once beaten by some girls because they stole my perfume and the girls never got in trouble. Overall a horrible place to stay. I honestly tried to kill myself because of how bad it got there. (Shoutout to Shannon and robert they were the only nice staff.)
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December 2022 by Michelle Ray
The staff hits kids and spit on them and fight them and pay kids fighting
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March 2022 by Lorie H.
Like the others, I have waited a long time before writing this review because I am still reeling from the neglect and abuse my child received. Sadly, this review is the only thing I have left to fight with. My daughter was put into Five Acres Residential Treatment Center for a suicide attempt. I expected that she would get therapeutic treatment so that she could heal from the trauma she has suffered over her short life, instead, most of her belongings were stolen or destroyed. She had headphones, an MP3 player, Squishamals, slime...nothing of value, and yet ALL of it was either stolen or ruined. On the day she was discharged they had replaced only ONE item. When her nice clothes went missing and I was washing someone's dirty hand-me-downs, I was told she traded her clothes, but I seriously doubted she'd trade a precious family keepsake (meant to give her comfort) for a stained polka dot dress two sizes too big and other items that were dirty and worthless. Clients pee'd in her room and her complaints were dismissed, she wrote formal complaints that got "lost" she was blamed for her actions, but none of the actions of others were ever taken into account. The staff ate her food (special treats given just to her) they lied to her, belittled her, and made her feel worthless. Worst of all their neglect allowed her to be molested by male clients when they weren't watching. We had a formal meeting to address our concerns, there was a police investigation and still, she was blamed, gaslighted, and shamed. She had a good therapist and a few good caregivers all who quit the week she came home. My daughter needed therapeutic care and now has to compound the trauma that she suffered at Five Acres with all the other trauma she has experienced. She is in a worse place than she was when she went in only now she knows a lot more about gangs, sex acts, and ways to commit crimes than she did when she was placed. If you don't want to believe me, you can always see the citations, complaints, and allegations they get monthly. Caregivers ripped out her hair while trying to style it because she has trauma around her hair and they disparaged her adoptive family while doing it. ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefaci... I placed my daughter voluntarily in a facility where I was told she would be getting therapeutic care for a suicide attempt, instead, she was neglected, abused, and came home with more behaviors, more issues, and more trauma than she had when she went in. This place needs to be seriously overhauled and monitored. Some of the staff and administrators are good, but most are overworked, underpaid, and undertrained employees who have a high turnover rate. They treat the children like crap because most have severe behavior needs and are in DCFS custody without parents like me to advocate for them. What better victim than a voiceless one....
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December 2021 by Allison Cantalupo
This place is not good for Kids they lock the kids in a room. called the quiet room Oscar CIS Staff refuses to feed children when they are hungry And makes fun of all the kids i am a kid that grew up in the foster care since i was 11 been in and out of five acers from my experience thay dont take care of the kids thay restrain kids till thay are in pain specifically CIS Oscar and jalisa the food is county jail food PLEASE HELP US FOSTER KIDS SHUT THIS KIDS JAIL DOWN!!!!!
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December 2021 by frank jewell
My name is frank jewell and this was my first group home coming form lancaster foster home my first memory was of john mccall a tall well built therapist i was a resident eagle/falcon and i know these names wont ring a bell but Jan tibits a short staff member from boston glasses wearing staff member who need a phone book and a pillow to drive the suburns they used to have lol she made my stay here worth while and the tall blonde sabrina manheart nobody dared to run when she worked her reflexes were second to none and my favorite teacher monica whose patience with me was second to none and pat my second therpist who later became my special friend and richard ortiz and his wife karen ortiz were among the people that were my special friend as a young angery child my stay here was brief as my destructive and angery behavior before i even relized costed me a great experiemce i would reuturn years later as a runaway from the secamores to visit a brief stay again as i lied to escape capture that was the last time i saw my favorite teacher and therapist john mcall i i recall my crush sonja mikisic and her tough as nails boyfriend cory hood i was jealous and i see they got rid of the huge tires that use to sit in the middle of the grass near the office and the playground by ealgle/falcon if its still called that. The girls unit was lark/dove luttle dudes was eagle/falcon and then there art/therapery rooms then the older boys i dont remember there names then the school then kitchen then the offices then the gym i remember my first time climbing the cat walk i walked the entire throwing down balls long lost toys shoes and such. the worst was when you really got out of control they restrained you in a corner sticking a knee in your lower butt foling your arms either across your neck or chest a unique experience i only had once but many visits to the so called quiet room a vacant echoy room ours had shelves on the left side i spent alot of time in the queit room they should have cleaned those shelves that were riddled with pee its only used when kids are very disruptive to the rest of the group and good lord REMOTIVATION was pretty bad and the standards holy hell i was punished alot but in there defence I WAS A VERY ANGERY ABONDONED CHILD i wish i could have benefited from five acres but i was blinded by my rage and my parents chose the bottle over coming to get me i WAS VERY ANGERY I WILL BE ADDING PHOTOS VERY RARE PHOTOS. THANK FOR TRYING my fondest memory will always be of jan tibits whose ever loving caring nature would when we needed it the most hum us to sleep at night her hum still puts me to sleep in closing thank you five acres for all that you tried to do for me and the safty i felt in a place so strange
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November 2021 by Taylor Lookofsky
I worked for this agency for 5 months and 30 days, and was terminated right before my 6 months where I was to start receiving benefits. This agency fired me because I was “too much of a liability”. Well I’ll say this, I was fresh out of grad school and still learning. My supervisor was absolutely terrible (Pam). She treated me like a number, did not train me at all in safety measures and quite frankly, did not even consider checking in on how I was doing as this was a lot for me being a new therapist. Moral of the story, don’t work here. They don’t care about anyone’s well being. They do a terrible job training and quite frankly, the staff I worked with were very unpleasant and rude. One employee went behind my back to complain without even approaching me first.
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October 2021 by David “David Austin” Austin
I grew up under the care of Five Acres. I always have fond memories. Why is their website down and Google lists them as "closed"? I hope the organization is doing well.
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August 2021 by flor
i loved this place i came here when i was younger the staff are very nice they always make sure you have warm blankets and clothes and yummy food i loved everyone there i miss my friends i hope they see this and reach out
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April 2021 by i fucked your mom
i loved this place i came here when i was younger the staff are very nice they always make sure you have warm blankets and clothes and yummy food i loved everyone there i miss my friends i hope they see this and reach out
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January 2021 by audrey wagner
I enjoyed that all of the staff are very caring. I used to live at five Acres and I felt like it was home for me. Happy New Year. ?????????
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January 2021 by SIDNEY GONZALEZ-SIERRA
I love them they are just like home environment
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January 2021 by William Sauer (ELEPHANT)
i love 5acres it is a caring place the staff is caring :)
