Life at Latham
A Successful Open House on Campus
On Friday, October 7th, 2016 Staff, Board Members, Donors and many state politicians attended the new 22-student dormitory open house on Latham Centers’ Main Campus. Members of USDA, and state politicians Randy Hunt, Sarah Peake, and Tim Whelan raved about the new building; as did parents, community members and others involved throughout the entire building…
Read MoreAgway Thanked at Latham Centers’ Year-End-Celebration
Recently, Latham Centers hosted its Annual Year End Celebration. Many community businesses were thanked for their generosity in helping out the children and adults at Latham. Agway of Cape Cod is one of those community Businesses. Below is the speech read at the Celebration. For over five years Agway of Cape Cod has been a…
Read MoreA Beautiful Day for the 2016 Year End Celebration
During a day with sunny skies, seventy-five degree weather, and an abundance of smiling faces, approximately 250 people came together for the 2016 Latham Centers’ Year End Celebration on Friday, June 17th. It began with staff and students traveling to the future Latham Campus Expansion Site a half mile down the road from campus on…
Read MoreNOAH Shelter Soap Donation
Staffer and student make soap for the NOAH Shelter Friday, March 18th, our Vocational Club students demonstrated their generosity by participating in a community service project which donated 100 bars of hand-made glycerin, herbal, and goat milk soaps. Students traveled to the NOAH shelter in Hyannis, an organization which provides much needed emergency housing to the…
Read MoreFrom the Voice of a Student: What Latham Means to Max
Every week students attend classes and also meet with their Clinicians. During Clinical Meetings the students discuss the goings-on from the week. This week, Max spoke about an essay that he wrote in class. While Max is proud of his essay, we, as staff, are proud of Max. During this Holiday Season let’s all take a page…
Read MoreLatham Centers Student Art Contest: T-Shirt Designs 201; Part 2
Caption: This was a close runner up to the winning design, posted on December 2nd, 2015! Annually, Latham Centers staff encourage students to harness their creativity in an on campus T-Shirt Contest. The students are given a theme and are challenged to create a design. This year the students were asked, “What does Latham mean…
Read MoreLatham Centers Student Art Contest: T-Shirt Designs 2015
Caption: The 2015 Winning Design! (click on the image to be taken to slideshow) Annually, Latham Centers staff encourage students to harness their creativity in an on campus T-Shirt Contest. The students are given a theme and are challenged to create a design. This year the students were asked, “What does Latham mean to you,”…
Read MoreTime to Harvest Latham Centers’ Agway Herbal Garden!
Marigolds from the Herb Garden In June, Agway donated Marigolds, Chamomile, Rosemary, Mint and Lavender to Latham Centers’ very first Herb Garden. The garden was dubbed, The Agway Herbal Garden in honor of our generous community partner. Implementing the Herbal Garden in our vocational program was a multi-staff effort between job coaches, vocational, and residential…
Read MoreLatham Works
Click on photo to view slideshow. Recently we have been posting short slideshows on our Blog highlighting Latham Works and the great skills the program teaches students at Latham Centers. How better to see our students in action than in a photo?! According to the MA Dept. of Labor, only 17.1% of peoples with disabilities…
Read MoreHorticulture at Latham
*Click on photo to view slideshow Latham Centers’ vocational program, both on and off campus, has been growing over the course of the past year. Both staff and Latham Centers’ Board has put emphasis on the important qualities necessary for employment. According to the MA Dept. of Labor, only 17.1% of peoples with disabilities were…
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