Director of National Outreach Katrina Fryklund honored as Campus Supervisor of the Week

Pictured above: Katrina with long-time Latham donor and friend Dr. Russell Boles at our 2017 Year-End Celebration When Latham Centers’ Katrina Fryklund was honored as Campus Supervisor of the Week recently, she graciously penned an open letter to her colleagues to thank them and recognize their efforts.  Katrina’s heartfelt message follows: “My name is Katrina…

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Adult Services Case Manager shares residents’ summer adventures

Case Manager/Vocational Counselor Debra Anderson has worked at Latham Centers for just four months, but in that short time she has become a valued member of our Adult Services team.  Here, Debra shares some of the summer memories she helped create for the adults at Latham Centers’ Peter Cooper residence: “As summer winds down, I…

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Team Latham raises nearly $13,000 running the Falmouth Road Race

The 45th running of the Falmouth Road Race last Sunday was awe-inspiring.  In the early-morning hours of August 20th, Latham’s team members joined 12,800 runners making their way to Woods Hole – some by bicycle, some by bus, some by foot – navigating road closures and growing crowds to the start of the 7-mile seaside course. …

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Tip of the Week: Effective communication

Miscommunication is responsible for many, many behavioral outbursts in people living with Prader-Willi syndrome. Often times we say something that is either misinterpreted, misheard, or not understood at all. People with PWS typically have slower processing speed than their typical peers and therefore cannot fully understand complex instructions.  If you give a child or adult…

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Special thanks to The Chronicle for helping us reach job seekers 

The Cape Cod Chronicle is sharing our career news with a newspaper insert highlighting our full-time, part-time, and flex-time positions and generous employee benefit package.  The independent weekly newspaper is spreading the word to thousands of readers in Chatham, Harwich, and Orleans, as well as thousands of electronic subscribers.  We’re grateful to The Chronicle for…

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Thanks to our college-bound Business Office volunteer

Latham’s volunteer summer Business Office intern Eri Takahashi headed off to Framingham State College last week, and we miss her already!  Our finance team greatly appreciated Eri’s assistance on budgeting projects, and Eri was thankful for the opportunity to gain insights into the world of non-profit accounting.  We all wish Eri the very best in her…

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Student outing to The Inflatable Park a splashing success

Latham students spent a hot summer day last week enjoying the wet thrills of the Cape Cod Inflatable Park in Yarmouth.  The park features exciting water rides, fun inflatable challenges, and endless options for just bouncing around.  Thank you, Children’s Program staff, for another successful community outing.  

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Tip of the Week: Turn off the news

This week has been difficult for many people in our country.  You cannot escape the news, video clips, and sound bites that have taken over our televisions and social media. Individuals with PWS pay close attention to what we say, what we listen to, and are keenly tuned in to the feelings and stress levels…

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Congratulations to our friends, the Brewster Whitecaps!

The students and staff at Latham Centers join the greater Brewster community in congratulating the Whitecaps, this year’s Cape Cod Baseball League champions! We have enjoyed watching the Brewster Whitecaps play this summer, most notably during a student outing to a recent Saturday evening game at the home field.  Behavior specialist Neomie Laughren said taking…

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