Petty Officer Second Class Josh Brodeur shared highlights of his service in the U.S. Coast Guard at last week’s Latham School Career Day. (Five other guest presenters were previously featured in this 3-part blog series). Josh passed out Coast Guard coloring books and displayed job-related gear to help tell the story of life…
Career Day Part 2: Jennie Macdonald, BSN, RN, and Sarah Mason, owner of Cape Cod Nail Company, shared highlights of their professions with Latham School students last week. (Four other guest presenters are also being featured in this 3-part blog series on Children’s Services’ Career Day). Jennie instantly connected with students when she introduced…
A lieutenant from the Brewster Police Department and two professionals from the Brewster Water Department were among six Career Day presenters who shared their stories with Latham School students last week. Children’s Services Support Staff Catherine Gaudet organized the special event, noting, “We wanted to create an event that would allow the kids to be…
Dream Day on Cape Cod hosted the Latham School students for a fun-filled day at their Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe (located in Nickerson State Park, Brewster) last month, and everyone had a fantastic time. Our students had the camp to themselves on July 17th and participated in supervised archery, arts and crafts, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. The…
The running of the 46th Falmouth Road Race is this Sunday. Latham Centers will have a team of parents, staff, and friends from the community all running and raising money for the children and adults near to their hearts. There are countless ways to support our kids with Prader-Willi syndrome – plan a walk, donate to…
Christian Ryan has been summering on Cape Cod his entire life, but the opportunity to work at Latham Centers brought him here year-round. “I came to Latham because I wanted to do something in my career that I felt really made a difference for people,” Christian said. “I have always wanted to live here full-time,…
Latham Centers is delighted to introduce two new members of our Board of Directors: Tyler Eldredge of Yarmouth Port and Matt McCleery of Chatham. Mr. Eldredge is a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in Hyannis. He received a BA in Economics at Colgate University and is a past recipient of Cape and Plymouth…
Likely one of the biggest and most anxiety-producing transitions of the year is fast approaching—the start of the new school year. For sensory sensitive kids, be sure to wash new school clothes several times before they are first worn. An uncomfortable outfit will ruin any chance of concentration and success. Our kids often can’t tolerate…
Gina Sheehan has taken on a new role at Latham as Director of Adult Services, after 9 years of service in our Children’s Program. Gina was recently promoted, and VP of Operations Lee Chamberlain said she couldn’t be happier to have this enthusiastic, energetic leader guiding the program. Gina’s talents, education, and qualifications are impressive;…
Catherine Ricks of Brewster will run in the Falmouth Road Race as part of Team Latham this August. We warmly welcome her to our Latham community and honor this busy professional and mother who shares “Why I Run” for Latham: “If you know me you would know I love to run road races and help…
Latham School:
Reaching for the Future
At Latham School, children from 8 years to young adults of 22 years are under the care of a special needs teacher and aide. In small home room classes of eight or fewer students. …Read more.
Latham Centers:
Safe Passage to Adulthood
While some Latham children return home to family or enroll in programs closer to home, others may transition to our Adult Programs or remain on Cape Cod to live independently …Read more.
Ways to Give
You can Make a Difference
A gift to Latham Centers will make a difference in the life of each and every individual we serve. To make it as easy as possible for you to donate, we offer a variety of gift vehicles …Read more.