ORANGE, Calif., March 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canyon Acres Children and Family Services, a Southern California charity organization committed to providing homes, care, treatment and supportive services for abused, neglected and emotionally troubled children and their families, today announced it received a $10,000 gift from The PIMCO Foundation. Canyon Acres is one of five grant recipients in the Employee Choice Awards program in which PIMCO employees vote for charities that they specifically want to support. Canyon Acres will use the funds to support signature programs such as Wraparound and Creating Family Connections (CFC).
"Canyon Acres is honored to have received this level of distinction from PIMCO," said Clete Menke, President of Canyon Acres. "We are especially grateful that our mission to provide hope, love and care to children and families resonated with PIMCO's employees. The recognition brings us closer than ever to breaking multi-generational cycles of abuse and neglect and giving every child a brighter future."
The PIMCO Foundation is committed to making communities better via investments in organizations that empower people to live sustainable, rewarding and responsible lives. PIMCO has supported Canyon Acres in the past, contributing to the enrichment of agency programs such as the Therapeutic Riding Program and the Children's Treatment Center at the Ranch.
Canyon Acres' Wraparound services allow families to become 'wrapped' by the community to help provide all children the opportunity to live in safe and healthy homes. CFC searches for and engages long-lost family members of children who have been in the child welfare system for many years.
For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.canyonacres.org.
ABOUT CANYON ACRES
Canyon Acres Children and Family Services has been serving children throughout Southern California since 1980, providing the highest level of care and therapeutic treatment to children who suffer from a variety of emotional and psychological disorders. Canyon Acres gives children nurturing, treatment, and opportunities that they need to grow up in safe, loving, and stable families. For more information about Canyon Acres Children and Family Services, contact Bock Communications at + 1-714-540-1030 or canyonacres@bockpr.com or visit the Canyon Acres Children and Family Services web site at www.canyonacres.org.