Latham Centers cordially invites family, friends, and loved ones to attend the staff Juneteenth Celebration on Monday, June 21, 2021! Our Juneteenth committee, composed of members from Children’s and Adult Services, encourages all staff to attend this virtual celebration. The more attendees, the merrier — please invite your friends, family, and colleagues to attend this…
Please don’t miss “Prader-Willi Strong with Latham Centers” Anne Fricke, a parent of a beautiful daughter with PWS, produces a podcast for everyone involved in the PWS community. In Anne’s “Walking with Freya” podcast episode 78, Patrice Carroll, Brittni Kliment, and Katrina Fryklund discuss the Latham Centers program ranging from residential aspects, SMART Home…
This is the second blog in our series about how the Latham Centers community is coming together in celebration of Juneteenth. In the days leading up to June 19th we’ll see more of the Juneteenth flags waving on flag posts around the country. What does the flag mean?* The Star: “The white star in the…
Last month, we celebrated National Nurses Week. The annual celebration concludes on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who is known around the world as the founder of modern nursing. It is fitting that we honor those who have followed her and dedicated their lives to caring for others. We shared highlights from a…
At our June 2nd Community Meeting, Patrice Carroll asked students if anyone could tell her what Juneteenth is. A typically verbose crowd of students was stumped! Katrina Fryklund noted, “This reaction epitomizes why Latham Centers has formed a committee of members from the Children’s and Adult Services Programs to celebrate Juneteenth as an organization and…
At Latham, we LOVE our nurses! During a virtual nursing conference last month, Adult Program Nurse Manager Shanna Cipro was honored in a moving speech during the DDS videoconference. Gina Sheehan, Director of Adult Services, paid tribute to Shanna: “I am honored to be here today at the closing of the Department of Development Services’ Nursing Appreciation…
We join Patrice Carroll and Katrina Fryklund in thanking everyone who volunteered to participate in Latham Centers’ PWS Awareness Month recordings! Every day throughout the month of May, we highlighted one of the many amazing things about the person with PWS. In today’s video, Izzy says excellently, “People with PWS may learn differently, but can achieve…
We hope you have enjoyed our daily tips and videos. Keep up the fight and do everything you can to spread the word about PWS. Go to conferences, present at conferences, hold a local seminar at your town library, work to create a PWS aware neighborhood and most of all be proud of your connection…
Advocacy for PWS shouldn’t stop after this month ends. So many misunderstandings still exist about the mindset of the person with PWS. Let’s continue to spread the word about how amazing people with PWS are, and keep teaching and coaching those around our kids to help create an environment where they can thrive and grow…
Theory of Mind is a developmental process where a child learns to empathize and see the world through other people’s eyes. People with PWS struggle with this, and often times we interpret this as not caring or being selfish. What we need to understand is that this behavior isn’t a choice, it has simply not…
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.