•1976: A group from the United Methodist Church proposed opening a community Adult Day Care program to the City of Garden Grove who in turn wrote the pilot project funding grant to the Office on Aging. Once they were awarded the grant, they hired staff to organize and operate a program.
•1979: The Garden Grove Adult Day Care Center opened its doors at the United Methodist Church on Main Street in
Garden Grove, with 12 participants.
•1985: The program administration transitioned to the center’s non-profit Board of Directors.
•1993: The Board of Directors added the Adult Day Health Care Program and hired a health care team that included a registered nurse and therapists.
•1995: The Board of Directors initiated a capital campaign to raise funds for a permanent home for the newly named Acacia Adult Day Services.
•1997: 18 years after opening its doors the Board of Directors, staff, volunteers and participants moved to its current location on Acacia Parkway in Garden Grove.
•2002: Expanded the facility to 13,000 square feet increasing our capacity to 105 per day.
•2006: Initiated a Senior Mobility transportation program with OCTA, Horizon Cross Cultural Center and Abrazar
•2007: Initiated a Fall Prevention Program
•2009: Started an Orange County Transportation Authority funded “New Freedom Transportation Program" which provided rides to doctor appointments, shopping, personal appointments, family, and places of worship.
•2012 Became a Community Based CBAS Provider
•2013 Selected as one of six CBAS centers to participate in the CAADS Community Based Health Home Project by SCAN
•2014 Acacia celebrates its 35th Year of Service
