December 23rd, 2014
As we roll into the New Year, we all fall victim to New Year’s resolutions going by the wayside. Although this is never our intent, it is almost inevitable to lose sight of these usually lofty goals. Ambition skyrockets on the first of January and slowly dwindles as the days go by. Bad habits are [...]
December 22nd, 2014
Specialized Housing knows what it takes to turn a House into a Home and at this time of year, one way to do that is with a beautifully decorated Christmas Tree. For the first time ever, we had an entry into the Methuen Festival of Trees. Our SH Manager Stephanie Colon coordinated the undertaking of building our [...]
December 8th, 2014
Above, Rose Cleveland, CFO, receives her award for 35 years of service at American Training, Inc. To her right is Tom Connors, President and CEO; and Ronald Fanion, Director of Vanway, who also received an award for 35 years of service. Jennifer Laurin, Staff Accountant at American Training, Inc. is presented with an award for [...]
December 1st, 2014
A fire ravaged through an apartment building on the morning of Tuesday, October 21st taking the lives of two children, leaving at least 17 people homeless, and an entire community devastated and heartbroken. The Kingston Street apartment fire tragedy occurred in neighboring Lawrence, hometown of many of American Training’s own Colleagues, Guests, Residents and Students. Overwhelmed [...]
November 25th, 2014
We spend every day at American Training being thankful for the people we are surrounded by, but still it’s nice from time to time to share all that we’re thankful for with everyone else! So, this year for Thanksgiving we thought we’d share a few clips from our American Training Family. We asked what they were [...]
November 19th, 2014
And so it begins, everyone’s favorite time of year. As the holidays approach, we can all take that deep breath and simultaneously loosen our belt buckles one extra hole in preparation for the copious amounts of food we will inevitably be eating. Thanksgiving kicks off this eating extravaganza with a cornucopia of food—from juicy turkey [...]
November 12th, 2014
Have you ever sat in a boring training class, watching the clock, dreaming of priorities that have to get done when you leave? We’ve all been in this situation, yet these classes still exist. Training our employees to do their jobs is a requirement, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring. Here at [...]
November 11th, 2014
Nothing screams Halloween more than a pumpkin carving contest! The Clinical team and Specialized Housing came together to organize a friendly competition to elicit some supernatural creativity throughout the agency. And what a sPoOkTaCuLaR occasion it was! Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes filled the lobby, decked to the max in Halloween motif. Many branches [...]
November 11th, 2014
Robin Lamoureaux joined American Training’s amazing Business Office team back in July as a temporary to permanent Staff Accountant. We were so excited to welcome a new face and energy to the existing team of seven Colleagues. It wasn’t long before we knew we wanted Robin to stay. By September 22, she was hired as our [...]
November 11th, 2014
Residents and Colleagues of American Training’s Specialized Housing Branch are proud of our track record of giving back to the community. Over the past two months, we’ve contributed in many heartwarming ways. In August, we raised $500 to help the family of a beautiful child with Mitochondrial disease. We were able to meet Riley and [...]