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 [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
September 23rd, 2015
Leona Venuti is non stop. Her dedication to our Guests is her caffeine. While all hands are on deck when we’re throwing a little party for our Guests, it is Leona who spends the weeks leading up to it collecting cans and bottles to cash them in to buy popcorn and soda for the party. And it’s [...]
September 22nd, 2015
Quilting is the art of stitching together pieces of cloth in an ornamental pattern or design, to create a coverlet made of two layers that encase a wool or down center. This art form has historically been used as a way to tell one’s own story, of family, of triumphs and of trials. It has been [...]
September 17th, 2015
When you look up the word selfless in the dictionary, there is a picture of Nilda Rosado next to the definition. Going above and beyond for the Guests she works with is second nature to Nilda. Whether it be a routine every day task or thinking outside the box with future planning, there is never [...]
September 14th, 2015
It takes a strong person to come out of the storm and an even stronger person to share their stories to give other’s inspiration and hope. Rayann Bricohe is one of these people. Growing up in Lowell Rayann saw her share of hard times and had her share of struggles while becoming an adult in [...]
September 9th, 2015
Ylsa Grullart, a Developmental Specialist in the full-time Day Hab, has been a much appreciated part of the American Training family for 25 years. She’s well known for her ear-to-ear contagious smile and incredibly infectious laugh. Ylsa always puts the needs of our Guests first, she genuinely respects and cares about them. She always comes [...]
September 1st, 2015
Senior Brittany’s heart was pounding as she walked across the stage at her high school graduation. “It was an exciting feeling, a feeling of accomplishment, pretty much the best feeling ever,” she said. Brittany and a few of her classmates walked across the stage with more than just their families cheering them on. They had all [...]
August 26th, 2015
Like the age old debate of which came first, the chicken or the egg, so are we perplexed by which came first, the WOW! Magic culture or the shiny, happy, joyful people that make up the American Training family. Did we create a great atmosphere by being so happy or are we so happy because of [...]