Latham Hawks Football Team Comes Away with a Sunday Afternoon Victory!

November 19, 2015

Caption: Dominic celebrates with a student after a great play! It was a sunny fall afternoon and the Latham Hawks were ready. The team looked quite smart in their blue and white uniforms and played with intensity and grace. Every person on the team gave their all and they showed great team work and good…

Hot Off the Press!

November 18, 2015

  Don’t forget to take a look in Friday’s Cape Cod Times for the latest news and the Latham Centers 6th Annual Golf Classic Thank you Ad. Latham Centers cannot emphasize enough how critical our donors are to the success of the Golf Classic, Latham Centers’ largest annual fundraiser.

Principal’s Corner: MCAS Fall Retests Complete!

November 17, 2015

  Many of the students at Latham Centers are from Massachusetts. Depending on his or her difficulties and ability to achieve a high school diploma, he or she is a candidate to participate in the MCAS or MCAS Alt. This November, two of our students have participated in the MCAS Fall Retests for Math and…

Living and Thriving with PWS

November 16, 2015

November 2015 This year I participated in my 4th Latham Charity Golf Classic and Latham’s 6th Annual Charity Golf Classic.  Golf is one of my favorite sports as I’ve been doing it since I was little.  I play in the tournament not just to enjoy a beautiful day of golf, but to also represent Latham’s…

TIP of the WEEK: Food Security During Home Visits

November 13, 2015

Maintaining food security during the holidays is hard, plain and simple. Maintaining food security when your child is visiting for a home visit is even harder because it is out of your everyday routine which is why it is the most written about topic on The Tip. You are busy, stressed, worried about how your…

Cape Cod Disability Network Wellness Program: Growth and Successes

November 10, 2015

This Spring, Latham Centers, Arc of Cape Cod and Community Connections joined forces to provide adult residents within each of our programs the opportunity to improve upon his or her health. This program was funded by CHNA 27 (Community Health Network), part of the Cape Cod Foundation. Adult residents sign up for as many as…

TIP of the WEEK: Running Away

November 6, 2015

Here are some ways to prevent and/or lessen the danger of this behavior: 1. Use alarms on your doors. Be sure these are alarms that your child cannot disarm simply by pulling them or switching them off. 2. Alert local authorities. If your child commonly runs away or tries to, visit your local police department…

TIP of the WEEK: When Things Get Bad

October 30, 2015

You will inevitably hit some rough patches along the way. Here are some things to keep in mind when your life with PWS takes a wrong turn: 1. It’s not intentional. Your child’s behavior is a result of feeling out of control, disappointed, physically ill, any number of reasons, but it is not an intentional…

Latham Centers and the Chatham Orpheum Theater Celebrate the Future Latham Community Center on Halloween!

October 26, 2015

  Do you have any plans on Saturday morning, October 31st from 9am to 11am? Head to Chatham for a beautiful and brisk Halloween morning and learn about the future Latham Centers Community Center at a Crazy Hats themed get-together. There will be an abundance of Fall themed goodies as well as well as two…

TIP of the WEEK: Halloween Survival Tips

October 23, 2015

Well it’s that time of year again. The trifecta of holidays that focus on food and give all of us anxiety attacks long before the actual event! Halloween gives us nightmares but not for the same reason as the rest of the world. There are some things that we can do to allow our kids…

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