September 18th, 2015
Anastasha Brooks, one of our Residents who happens to be a budding writer, has penned the following testimonials about the Colleagues that work at her home. Judy Wachaga: I like her as a colleague because she’s always letting me and Amy pick on her. I love that she has big brown eyes and that she has [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
June 9th, 2015
“Everyone here is saying they want more out of life just by being here.” That’s what Motivational Speaker and Positivity Activist James Breen told our Guests and Colleagues today as he spoke about overcoming obstacles on the journey to finding and obtaining employment. “We could be home, on our parents couches,” he said. “That’s comfortable. It’s [...]
March 30th, 2015
Specialized Housing held a party at Davis Road to support the Book Drive for the School for Exceptional Studies. In typical ATI WOW! Magic style, a lot of tasty food was served, some fun games played, and even a few nostalgic readings by a few of our Colleagues. Representatives were there from all of the ATI homes and together they donated [...]