December 22nd, 2015
“When you wish upon a star…makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires, will come to you.” It’s that time of year at American Training and “Wish Upon A Star” would like to hear from you. “Wish Upon A Star” is a group of American Training Colleagues, our elves, who together work to [...]
December 11th, 2015
American Training and Cor Unum Meal Center have had a great relationship for quite some time now. And this week, we took it to the next level! For some time, our Guests have volunteered to clean at Cor Unum, every Monday through Friday, after the masses have left. They do everything from table cleaning to window [...]
December 9th, 2015
Today, a few members of our ATI family ventured down to Boston for a tour of a television studio. But not just any television studio…the WHDH Channel 7 studio! And it was even better than we could’ve imagined. Our tour guides Brooke and Karamarie gave us a behind the scenes look at the studio, from [...]
November 20th, 2015
In November, we launched our annual Coat Drive. Every year our Vanway Colleagues collect as many coats and jackets as we can to help keep our communities warm. We collected over 150 coats, jackets, and snowsuits for men, women, and children. We donated them on a rolling basis to help keep our communities warm. Last year, we [...]
November 20th, 2015
Last year our Specialized Housing branch started a new tradition by entering our first ever entry in the Methuen Festival of Trees. It was a beautiful tree called “Life Matters” that had a smile-inducing, soul-warming, nostalgic feel to it. Check it out here. This year our Clinical Services team ventured down a different, but just as [...]
November 10th, 2015
Sometimes to understand the impact of your work, you have to take a moment to step back and reflect on the ways it has made a difference in the lives of those around you. Today, we took a moment to look at a few of the wonderful things our Highfields’ Residents, past and present, have [...]
November 5th, 2015
Our mission is to bring out the best in everyone we touch because every life matters! And to us that means going out and finding ways to help make every life matter. Sometimes that’s in the form of confidence building at a CPR class, fundraising at a carwash, or doing a book drive for a [...]
November 4th, 2015
Our Training Specialist, Donny Wise, trains our Colleagues day in and day out on everything from Human Rights to Communication Skills to CPR & First Aid, and everything in between. But last week, he set some time aside for a new training, a very special training. Last week, Donny ventured to our Wakefield site to [...]
October 30th, 2015
Just one day before all the little vampires, heroes, and zombies come knocking at our doors, asking for candy with their little painted faces, we thought we’d enjoy some grow-up Halloween festivities (because you’re just never too old to rock a costume)! So we held a Halloween Party, ATI style! And we had it all! [...]
October 21st, 2015
This week we went Yellow in honor of Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Our Colleagues, Guests, Residents and Students spent the day creating beautiful yellow works of art, all in an effort to show our support for those living with Spina Bifida. Check out the pictures from the day here and scroll down for more information [...]