If you’ve seen our Job Fair posts on social media, you may have noticed this gorgeous image of the yard at one of our group residences. The sunset photo was taken earlier this month by Adult Services Residential Manager Stephen Lavallee. “The ladies have been working very hard on the gardens all spring, and they’re…
The Latham community continues our conversation about Juneteenth following our June 21st virtual celebration and commemoration. Today we highlight three contributors to Monday’s celebration –- Reign, King Shakur, and ShySpeaks. Reign is a Dallas native and activist who leads much volunteer work and owns Brown Sugar Lounge. He is an artist with a passion…
Latham Centers hosted over 65 staff, friends, and family in an inspiring virtual Juneteenth Celebration on Monday. This is just the beginning; a conversation now, and a way to change the future. Monique Williams, Latham’s Director of Health and Wellness, kicked off the inaugural event at Latham, sharing a brief history of Juneteenth and reading…
On Juneteenth, we’re sharing some of the facts our program learned about the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” also known as the Black National Anthem. In conversations with Latham’s Juneteenth Celebration speaker Arthur Gregg (Latham friend, expert in Juneteenth, and Assistant Vice President of the Multicultural Center at The University of Texas at Dallas),…
By Katrina Fryklund Director of National Outreach Juneteenth Committee Member As Latham Centers celebrates Juneteenth for the first time, we asked staff to reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth. It is a difficult question for many, myself included. For every staff person, that meaning is different, and it depends on your history and…
If you know Latham, you know that we’re a team of helpers. We LOVE these images of Craig, Laura, and Amanda working together to help a snapping turtle get back to the pond. “We don’t just help our students – we take care of others (species), too!” ~Judy Skolnick Photos taken in early June…
Latham Centers is proud to host ShySpeaks at our virtual Juneteenth Celebration! Shy Amos, also known as ShySpeaks, is an American hip hop and spoken word artist. With her soulful voice, thoughtful lyrics, and irrepressible confidence, Shy is winning fans from San Francisco to the UK and nations in between. Her rhymes are brilliant, spiritual,…
Latham Centers’ Juneteenth Committee is honored to create new and important traditions in our community. In recent blog posts, we have shared the Juneteenth Celebration Plan, an invitation to attend on June 21st, Patrice Carroll’s Tip on how to have difficult conversations about Juneteenth with your child, and Juneteenth facts. Following the committee’s work explaining…
Those of you who have followed my weekly tips for the past several years know that I have written about everything from bowel movements to skin picking to sexual development. Not one topic has made me uncomfortable – until now. As you may have read, we are celebrating Juneteenth on campus on 6/21. Because of…
Congratulations to Adult Program participant Max M for his commitment to his studies at Cape Cod Community College! Residential Manager Holly Hanlon shared the happy news that Max has been invited to participate in the Honors Program at the college. In this program, class sizes are smaller and research opportunities are frequent – allowing Honors Program…
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