by Grady Chambers | Apr 24, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Imagine you landed a job at your very favorite store. Well, that dream scenario came true for one of our Delaware participants, Sam, who recently was hired at an arcade he frequents often! Last month, Sam started as an Arcade Team Member at Funtivity, one of...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 22, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Cherry blossoms and the solar eclipse aren’t the only exciting things happening this spring: one of our participants, Rashik, just got a super cool job at the Philadelphia Visitor Center!! Rashik was hired as a Visitor Experience Associate, and will interact...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 19, 2024 | General
CIS showed up huge for the Phillies last Saturday: it was World Autism Day, and 70 CIS employees, friends, and family came out to cheer the Phils to victory against the Pirates! It was a gorgeous day at Citizens Bank Park, and a special one for CIS: not...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 12, 2024 | Staff Spotlights
Truly the very best thing about CIS is our staff: we’re artists, educators, musicians, caregivers, people just out of school working side by side with long-time CIS employees. Whatever your path to a job at CIS, the common denominator is a deep-rooted commitment to...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 4, 2024 | Job Placement Reels
A church; a local high school; a neighborhood organization committed to community wellness. What do all these places have in common? Each of them hired a CIS participant over the past month! 👏 From jobs as administrative and teaching assistants to positions as...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 3, 2024 | General, News
We absolutely love this story (link in bio!) from NPR Morning Edition about Morgan’s Wonderland, a theme park in San Antonio that is ultra-accessible for people with disabilities. The park’s founder named it after his daughter Morgan, who has severe...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 1, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories - 2024
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month! It’s a great opportunity to spread awareness of what autism is, and tell the stories of people who are autistic, like Greg, an author and advocate (and CIS participant!) who was recently featured on 6ABC (see link...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 28, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Check it out! Gregory was spotlighted on 6ABC (link in bio) about his newest book, “My Amazingly Abundant Autistic Senses,” which gives insight into how people with autism navigate the world! Before beginning to use an assistive communication device,...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 26, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Stephen’s coming up on 7 years at the dining team at a local elementary school, and is doing an awesome job! Don’t just take it from us—check out the video and see what his co-workers had to say. Way to go, Stephen!...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 22, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Check out these great pics of our Project Career Build (PCB) cohort, who recently had a packed day filled with resume-building and networking! PCB is just one of several school-to-work transition programs led by CIS. These programs help young adults with...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 21, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
We’re loving this spotlight in Delco Today (see link in bio!) on PECO’s Energy Efficiency Ambassadors, which features two CIS participants! If you follow us, you’re likely familiar with Pedro and Chaz: we’ve featured them here before for the great job they do...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 20, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Pizza anyone? 🍕 Siani is the newest addition to the dining team at a local school in the Philadelphia School District, where she’s working hard to provide hot and fresh meals to hundreds of students. Her time is spent crafting fresh pizza and wraps, and ensuring the...
