by Grady Chambers | Nov 29, 2023 | General
Article by Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune. Keinymar Avila, a tiny 7-year-old with microcephaly who has never been separated from her mother, curled up in the arms of a woman she’d recently met. Her mother, Yamile Perez, glanced over at her daughter to make sure...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 27, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give a round of applause to Alexis, who started a new position at Joann’s Fabrics earlier this month. Not only did Alexis start a new job, but she also just graduated from Penn State Brandywine with her Bachelor’s in American Studies! A double whammy! On her...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 22, 2023 | General
Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy Thanksgiving, from all of us at CIS!
by Grady Chambers | Nov 21, 2023 | General, News, Staff Spotlights
Hit that like button for Shaina Scott, our HR Recruiter who has been all over Philadelphia in recent weeks spreading the word about career opportunities at CIS. From coffee talks at local universities to career fairs across the area, Shaina brings her good spirits and...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 20, 2023 | Delaware, General, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Fans of CIS Instagram may recognize Tremaine, who we featured back in 2021 for his standout job in his role at Royal Farms. Today’s write-up and update on him comes from Beth Holston of the Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, which has connected...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 16, 2023 | General, News, 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. However one came to CIS, the common denominator is a deep-rooted...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 14, 2023 | General, News, School to Work Transition
It was the merger we have all been waiting for: on a recent Wednesday, our Project Career Launch Students and our Project SEARCH students joined together to participate in a Career Day at Aramark! Both of our student-to-work transition programs...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 8, 2023 | Delaware, General, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Jordan, pictured here on his very first day of work on the security team at Allied Universal. Jordan lives and works in Delaware, and CIS’s Amy Green filled us in about his new position: “Jordan’s responsibilities include checking trucks in and...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 25, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
It’s been a minute since we heard from our Project Career Launch students, and that’s about to change…right… now! Recently, two of our Project Career Launch students were spotted in the community volunteering with “Our Closet in Your Neighborhood”—a pop-up...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 18, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
We’re continuing our celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month with this spotlight on Bon Appetit at the University of Pennsylvania and the whole Dining Services system at Penn. Since 2016, more than 40 CIS participants...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 17, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
We continue our series on Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week with another story of a CIS staff-person living with invisible disabilities. Meet one of our Employment Trainer at CIS. “You Don’t look like you’re sick” (eyes...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 17, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
As we are celebrating the month of NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month), we want to stop and shed light on a pressing issue many of us may face. Did you know that October 15th- 21st is Invisible Disability Awareness Week? IDAW shines a light on...
