Hammer Support: It Takes a Village
by Ashley Emerson, Program Manager at Hammer's Emery Home At Hammer, each individual has the support of an entire village. It starts with the staff team, supporting the individual on a day-to-day basis and making the house a home. Some of the support includes positive...
Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic – A History of the Hammer School
By: Samantha Wolf - Hammer Communications Specialist As families around the country are getting back into the swing of the school year, I found myself contemplating the history of school at Hammer. As many of our readers may know, Hammer Residences began as Hammer...
Love of Flowers and Helping People Inspired her Journey
By Barbara Brandt, Director of Communication Who knew that when she left Montana headed for Las Vegas, Lesa Fenwick would end up owning Candlelight Floral and Gifts in Wayzata, Minnesota. Well, fate and a lot of hard work had a great deal to do with it! Lesa was...
Inspiration from an Old Red Barn
By Karen Trygstad, Training and Education Coordinator Shortly after I began working at Hammer, I stumbled across a YouTube video of Jon Leverentz, that was filmed in his basement art studio in his Hammer home, talking about his love of art. Something about that video...
Technology: Staying Relevant in Changing Times
By Jessica Hammer, Instructional Designer and Tech Specialist I have a confession to make. I’m a millennial. There, I said it. Whew. Now that that’s over with I have another confession. I love reading real books. Listen, I know eBooks are so convenient and instant and...
Celebrating Two Wedding Anniversaries at Lake Place
By Lindsay Carlson, Communication Intern Hammer supports two couples who are celebrating their first and second wedding anniversaries this week. Congrats to Adam & Susan (left) married 2 years and to Andy & Molly (right) married 1 year! Adam and...
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