by Grady Chambers | Jan 5, 2021 | General
Happy New Year everyone! We’re beginning a very special year here at CIS, as 2021 marks 30 YEARS of our mission of inclusive employment. Since 1991, CIS has helped thousands of people with disabilities find and succeed in meaningful jobs in their...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 30, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As National Disability Employment Awareness Month comes to a close, we want to highlight CIS School to Work Transition programs, and the incredible efforts our team puts in to help youth with disabilities prepare for and enter the workforce. Since the start of the...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 29, 2020 | General
To our community: We are devastated to learn that Walter Wallace, Jr. was shot and killed by the police in Philadelphia on Monday, in yet another instance in which the use of lethal force by officers appears that it could have been avoided. While details are...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 27, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As we continue our celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we want to shine a light on our Project SEARCH Programs in Delaware, and the incredible job they do helping high school students with disabilities gain real-world work experience through...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 22, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
With Halloween just around the corner, we decided to check in with Chris, who works doing all things Quality Service at Sesame Place in Langhorne. Currently in the midst of its Halloween Spooktacular celebration, kids and parents alike are decked out as witches,...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 20, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
This summer we shared a story about Chaz and the important and inspiring work he does in his community—organizing food drives, sitting on the board of five different organizations, and advocating in myriad ways for people with disabilities. Today, we’re over the moon...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 20, 2020 | NDEAM, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
Today we’re excited to introduce you to Justin! The past six months have been a time of amazing growth for him in his job. Though he’s been working at The Home Depot for nearly two years, in April he switched locations to a Home Depot closer to his home. It’s been...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 15, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
Long-time CIS participant John is dear to so many of us who are lucky to know him, so we’ve been celebrating a little extra on his behalf at the news that his work schedule’s been bumped up to five days a week. That was one of John’s employment goals, and we are so...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 12, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
When Kim M. began looking for a job in early May, she was excited, if a little anxious: finding a job in the midst of a global pandemic? It didn’t seem likely. But in less than 6 weeks of working with Robin Marshall, Manager of Business Development Specialist here at...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 6, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
Even as the leaves on the trees slowly change color, we continue to go full speed ahead at CIS: in August and September, our crack team of Business Development Specialists placed over 70 people in new jobs across Pennsylvania and Delaware.In this past month alone, our...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 1, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
We continue our celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month by honoring Lior, who was named August’s Employee of the Month at the Whole Foods where he works. Lior has excelled at his job since he was hired in 2018: prior to August, he had already...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 1, 2020 | NDEAM
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month! NDEAM is a celebration of America’s workers with disabilities, and the tremendous value they bring to the workforce. It is also a time to celebrate the businesses that have embraced inclusive hiring practices,...
