by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Apr 22, 2024 | Active Lifestyle, Adult Care, Art, Art Therapy, Autism, Creative Expression, Earth Month, Elder Care, Healthy Living, Kindness, Love, Mental Health, News, Personal, Uncategorized, Youth, Youth Care
by Tess Lojacono Thank you to amazing FAM Art Teacher, Jenny, for inspiring our friends at Mercy Beehview to welcome Spring with hand-made flowers! BRAVO to all and Happy Earth Day!
by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Apr 17, 2024 | Active Lifestyle, Adult Care, Art, Asking for help, Assistive Technology, Autism, Creative Expression, Healthy Living, Kindness, Love, Mental Health, Month of the Young Child, Robotics, Social Robotics, Uncategorized, Youth, Youth Care
by Tess Lojacono And you’re thinking…why What’s so special about FAMbot Learning? Here’s the scoop: Humans pay more attention when a robot is speaking than they do when a human (teacher?) is speaking. In a classroom situation, students will...
by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Mar 6, 2024 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Art Therapy, Asking for help, Assistive Technology, Autism, Healthy Living, Kindness, Love, Mental Health, Robotics, Social Robotics, Uncategorized, Youth, Youth Care
St. Mary of Nazareth Academy shows great creativity, when FAM Art Teacher Dana works with them! Here’s the proof from a hoppin’ Leap Day: Check out more FAM offerings on our website under Services, on the homepage banner!
by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Feb 28, 2024 | Adult Care, Art, Art Therapy, Elder Care, Healthy Living, Kindness, Love, Mental Health, Uncategorized
by Tess Lojacono So, FAM has plenty of client friends in Buffalo, and we’d like to highlight a few samples of the opportunities they’ve been exploring: FAM Art Teacher, Sara, offered stained glass/oil pastel work to our friends at Elderwood at...
by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Feb 12, 2024 | Active Lifestyle, Alzheimer's Disease, Art, Asking for help, Assistive Technology, Healthy Living, Kindness, Making decisions, Mental Health, Personal, Uncategorized
by Tess Lojacono I call it an Epidemic, because Alzheimer’s Disease is spreading at an alarming rate. Today, 280,000 Pennsylvanians live with Alzheimer’s disease, 6.7 million Americans suffer with the disease and this number is expected to double by 2060....
by Tess Almendarez Lojacono | Feb 1, 2024 | Active Lifestyle, Art, Asking for help, Assistive Technology, Autism, Elder Care, Healthy Living, Kindness, Making decisions, Mental Health, Personal, Robotics, Social Robotics, Uncategorized, Youth Care
Okay, so there are some people who will argue that any automation is a kind of robot. I’ve heard our own Hugo robot proclaim: “A Refrigerator is a robot that keeps things cold. A Thermostat is a robot that keeps things warm. A Thermos is a robot that keeps...
