December 1st, 2017
WOW! Magic is hard to explain, because it’s really more of something you see and feel. It’s something you experience. Today our Colleagues and Guests brought the WOW! Magic to three lucky locations, as they traveled from Department of Developmental Services Lowell to Whittier Rehab Hospital to Northeast Rehab Hospital, spreading Christmas cheer by caroling [...]
November 23rd, 2017
The American Training Family doesn’t just celebrate Thanksgiving once. We don’t even celebrate it twice. We celebrate it many times, with our own families and friends on Thanksgiving Day, and many times before that with our American Training Family! The holiday season kicks off for us with Highfields’ annual Thanksgiving feast, one week before the [...]
November 10th, 2017
Taekwondo is known for teaching focus and discipline while building confidence, which is exactly why it’s been a great fit for our Guests here at American Training. Earlier this year, in January, our Guests earned their yellow belts at Changs Taekwondo America, and this month, they took things a step further, breaking their way to [...]
October 6th, 2017
While our CBDS Mobile program is employment focused, we also value cultural enrichment, fitness, and recreation, among so much more, always ensuring our Guests have a well-rounded experience, each and every day. Staying up with current events, one of our mobile groups opted into getting involved with the relief effort for Puerto Rico. Our Colleague [...]
September 29th, 2017
Our innovative CBDS Mobile program has our mobile groups venturing all around the cities and towns we call home. From job tours to museum visits, yoga in the park to local farm visits, we are out and about exploring, learning, and growing. Our Colleagues and Guests in the program have discovered aspects of their communities [...]
September 22nd, 2017
American Training is home to many Exceptional Colleagues. They come to us with exceptional qualities. Then we help them bring those qualities to the forefront by placing them in positions that let them shine, giving them opportunities that help them grow, and encouraging them to live their passion, here at ATI and beyond our walls. [...]
August 15th, 2017
One of the most amazing things here at American Training is the relationship between our Colleagues and those we serve. Our Colleagues in Day Services and Clinical Services work hard to meet our Guests’ needs each and every day. They also go to great lengths to help them accomplish their goals and obtain their wants [...]
May 26th, 2017
This year, as our Guests and Colleagues marched through the cemeteries of Methuen, flags in hand, there were more of us than ever. Our American Training Family volunteers annually, and has been doing so for well over a decade now, to replace the American Flags at the graves of local Veterans ahead of Memorial Day. This [...]
January 20th, 2017
We pride ourselves on Bringing Out the Best in Everyone We Touch and Making Every Life Matter. Part of that is finding out the needs, wants, and interests of those we serve, and helping them fulfill their dreams. So when we discovered that a few of our Guests were interested in Taekwondo, we partnered with [...]
August 12th, 2016
When one of our Guests came to us with the idea of holding a basketball game, we ran with it. We pulled out to hoops, painted a court out back, and arranged a full-fledged tournament! Sixty eight of our Guests signed up for our first ever ATI Basketball tournament and what a success it turned [...]