Five Acres has achieved national accreditation through the New
York-based Council on Accreditation (COA). Five Acres provides
community-based, deaf services, residential, foster care and adoption
programs and a nonpublic school. Organizations pursue accreditation to
demonstrate the implementation of best practice standards in the field
of human services. COA evaluated all aspects of Five Acres’ programs,
services, management, and administration.
COA accreditation is an objective, independent, and reliable
validation of an agency’s performance. The COA accreditation process
involves a detailed review and analysis of an organization’s
administration, management, and service delivery functions against
international standards of best practice. The standards driving
accreditation ensure that services are well-coordinated, culturally
competent, evidence-based, outcomes-oriented, and provided by a skilled
and supported workforce. COA accreditation demonstrates accountability
in the management of resources, sets standardized best practice
thresholds for service and administration, and increases organizational
capacity and accountability by creating a framework for ongoing quality
improvement.
To achieve COA accreditation, Five Acres first provided written
evidence of compliance with the COA standards. Thereafter, a group of
specially trained volunteer Peer Reviewers confirmed adherence to these
standards during a series of on-site interviews with trustees, staff and
clients.
Based on their findings, COA’s volunteer-based Accreditation
Commission voted that Five Acres had successfully met the criteria for
accreditation.
An endorsement of COA and the value of its accreditation process is
reflected in it being named by the US State Department as the sole
national independent accrediting body under the Hague Convention on
Intercountry Adoption to accredit inter-country adoption service
providers. In addition, COA is the only national accreditor designated
by the U.S. Department of Defense to develop accreditation standards and
processes for human service programs provided to military personnel and
their families.
Founded in 1977, COA is an independent, not-for-profit accreditor of
the full continuum of community-based behavioral health care and social
service organizations in the United States and Canada. Over 2,000
organizations — voluntary, public, and proprietary; local and statewide;
large and small — have either successfully achieved COA accreditation
or are currently engaged in the process. Presently, COA has a total of
47 service standards that are applicable to over 125 different types of
programs. To learn more about COA, please visit www.COAnet.org.
Five Acres is a 128 year old child and family services agency
strengthening families and preventing child abuse through treatment and
education in community based and residential programs. Founded in 1888
as an orphanage, today Five Acres offers an array of services including
community-based services, residential treatment, foster care and
adoption, supporting more than 8,500 children and families across five
counties. More at www.5acres.org
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