Director of Education Meghan Foley and her talented staff have created a new Latham School Store where students can spend their hard-earned “Scholar Dollars.” Students earn Scholar Dollars by participating in their classes and engaging in extracurricular activities. The store has an exciting new location on campus, and it’s filled with a wonderful inventory of…
In this staff spotlight, we introduce Christopher Howard, one of six recently promoted Latham Centers team leaders. Chris started at Latham as an Awake Overnight Child Care Worker, and he has been promoted to Lead Chef! In an all-staff announcement, Director of Children’s Services Gerry Pouliot noted that Chris brings experience through owning his own…
This week’s Cape Cod Chronicle featured six recently promoted Latham staff members! (Click this link and arrow-forward to page 4). The Chronicle, an independent weekly newspaper, is a favorite local news source covering the Chatham-Harwich-Orleans-Brewster area. In spotlighting team members from our Children’s and Adult Services Programs, we honor these essential and valued…
We’re sharing this wonderful and important piece written by the Executive Director of maaps*, Elizabeth Becker. Elizabeth’s journey through a maaps school, shared in honor of Dyslexia Awareness Month, is an inspiration! Elizabeth writes: “This is what someone with dyslexia looks like. These pictures capture two life-changing days in my life. The first is from…
We have exceptional graduation news to share! One of our Adult Services Program participants, Brian C., graduated earlier this year from Cape Cod Community College’s Project Forward Program. Latham Centers Case Manager Alan Milsted interviewed Brian so we could feature his milestone on our blog: How long have you been attending Project Forward? I have…
October 5th is World Teachers’ Day! Today – and to be honest, EVERY DAY – we appreciate our Latham School teachers! Our Education Team at Latham Centers has always been vital to supporting our mission, and more than ever in 2020! We want our teachers and everyone who works with them to know how important they are in…
Last year, Latham School had approximately 30 households supporting us through the Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program – and the funds we received helped us purchase iPads for our students! We hope more families and friends will sign up this year and designate Latham! The program runs for six months – from August 7, 2020 until March 13,…
On PWS University, our “Living Healthy” podcast series, Patrice Carroll and Katrina Fryklund share expertise and information about care for individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome. One goal of the podcast is to highlight all the positives in the lives of people with PWS. They recently interviewed Liam – the second interview in their Student Podcast Series…
For many of our kids, school has started — either remotely, in person, or a hybrid model. Especially important for families of a child with Prader-Willi syndrome: be sure to address problems immediately as they come up so patterns do not start to form and children don’t feel defeated early in the process of our…
Latham’s Admissions and Outreach team has published the 12th “Living Healthy with PWS” quarterly newsletter! Written for the greater Prader-Willi syndrome community, the newsletter provides snippets of hope and inspiration. It’s also an insightful resource for our staff, Latham families, volunteers, donors, and community members. Articles in this issue include feature stories on: Daniel, a Latham…
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.