Volunteer Spotlight: Jo-Ellen Erickson joins Board of Directors

We’re thrilled to welcome Jo-Ellen Erickson of Harwich to our Board of Directors! She has given many years of volunteerism to our non-profit organization – as well as other Cape area charitable causes. “Latham Centers holds a very special place in my heart. I often wondered what was behind the great privet hedges on 6A…

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Latham staff share highlights from national Prader-Willi conference

Representatives from both our Children’s and Adult Services Programs traveled to Orlando, Florida for the 2019 PWSA (USA) National Convention last month. Latham Centers was the proud Bronze Convention Sponsor, and our participating staff said that being a part of the event underscored the importance of our close connections with the international PWS community, and our…

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Staff Spotlight: Caren Holmes instrumental in Supported Community Living program

Latham staff member Caren Holmes makes a difference every day in the lives of individuals with special needs. As the Adult Services Supported Community Living Assistant Manager, she helps ten program participants in a Shared Living arrangement or independent living (in their own apartment) – all of whom receive individualized support services. For Caren, Latham Centers…

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Latham welcomes maaps colleagues to campus

We welcomed friends from the Massachusetts Association of 766 Approved Private Schools (maaps) to our Brewster campus for a monthly PR Committee meeting in early November. The committee includes CEOs and marketing, communications, and development professionals from throughout the state who collaborate to share information about the exceptional programs and services of our schools. Maaps’…

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Latham’s PWS University 3: Maintaining Optimism

Latham Centers’ newest outreach endeavor, the PWS University podcast, continues the positivity theme of our team’s work in the area of Prader-Willi syndrome. On October 25th, our PWS “Tip of the Week” focused on the importance of positivity in the world of PWS. The discussion was based on an inspirational message from POSITIVE EXPOSURE, one…

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Latham School celebrates Katrina, our newest graduate

Last week, our community came together for the graduation of Latham student Katrina. The speech below – delivered by our Director of National Outreach, Katrina Fryklund – provides a glimpse of this very special day for our newest graduate. We all congratulate Katrina on her accomplishments and wish her the very best! “Katrina has grown…

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State Rep. Tim Whelan and Latham are November’s ADDP calendar spotlight

Latham Centers is honored to be featured this month with our own State Representative Timothy Whelan in the 2019 ADDP calendar. In August of 2018, we published a blog announcing that Latham would be in the upcoming Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers calendar. The annual publication showcases ADDP’s members who provide services to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental…

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