September 15th, 2015
This post has been written by Mass Ave. Resident Anastasha Brooks as a testimonial to ATI Colleague Karen Morales. Karen is a good cook. She cooks really good and tasty food. I like how she smiles. She is a person that brings joy. I like that she makes me happy. I love that we both like [...]
August 28th, 2015
We had an incredible guest visit Tuesday night to offer us an art lesson. Christine Brown, an artist from the Worcester area, came to Campanelli Drive and taught a group of Colleagues and Residents from Specialized Housing all about color. We learned that ROY-G-BIV isn’t the name of a rapper from the 80’s, but is actually shorthand for the [...]
August 20th, 2015
“There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.” – Napoleon Hill When one of our Residents recently came to us with a request to paint, he had no idea what we had in store for him. Melvin was hoping to express himself through a painting on a piece of paper, with maybe [...]
August 18th, 2015
Right down the street from our Davis Road residence is the MSPCA. Several times a year, our Residents go to visit, shower the animals with some much-appreciated attention, and bring a few donations. Recently, one of our amazing Colleagues, Holly Janco, saw that the horses had unmet needs and decided to put her WOW! Magic to [...]
August 11th, 2015
Step into the world of our Specialized Housing Gardens and experience the WOW! Magic of ATI’s Green Thumbs. It’s a sensory delight to spend some time among the plants. The bright green of the lettuce, now going to seed; the paler green of the tomatoes as they get ready to ripen; the dark green of the zucchini, and [...]
July 24th, 2015
Wikipedia, the popular online collaborative encyclopedia, defines volunteering as, “An altruistic activity that is intended to promote goodness or improve human quality of life. In return, this activity can produce a feeling of self-worth and respect. There is no financial gain involved for the individual. Volunteering is renowned for skill development, socialization, and fun. Volunteering [...]
July 8th, 2015
Adult Family Care, also known as Adult Foster Care, enables elders and individuals with disabilities to live at home in the community with full-time, live-in Caregivers. Adult Foster Care is a program that provides daily assistance with personal care and case management oversight by the provider in the Caregiver’s home. Like everything we do at American [...]
June 29th, 2015
It’s safe to say we have a few green thumbs in our Specialized Housing homes. Look at what we’re growing! After the volunteers from St. John’s Prep built us a few new garden boxes this spring, we planted vegetables galore, and, just a few short months later, they’re starting to grow! Below, we’ve got pictures from [...]
June 26th, 2015
One of our residential homes, Mass. Ave., was the host of the Specialized Housing Flag Day Party, which we celebrated in full red, white and blue regalia, with the house decorated inside and out. Each house that attended brought refreshments, so you know there was a tasty buffet! There was even a contest, and the winners received [...]
June 16th, 2015
Have you ever been to Karaoke? Did you have a good time? Well, multiply that fun by ten and you can begin to imagine the terrific time that we had at (one of our residential homes) Davis Road’s Karaoke Party. There was food, of course. There was singing, of course. There was a photo booth with silly [...]