by Grady Chambers | Oct 28, 2024 | General, News
Want to drink some great beer, eat some great food, and support a great cause? 😊 We do too! Save the date on your calendars for Wednesday, November 13th!. CIS will be at Philadelphia’s beloved Attic Brewing Company where 10% of sales from 5pm – 9pm will be...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 24, 2024 | General, NDEAM
And the Safest Driver badge goes to…Did you guess it? That’s right—Alexis! One of our fantastic participants, Alexis, was surprised at work when she received a badge for Safest Driver at a local Advanced Autoparts store in Delaware. Alexis won this badge for her...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 18, 2024 | General
CIS is hiring, and we want YOU to join our team! ‼️‼️ As a CIS employee, you’ll be a part of a great nonprofit working to expand employment opportunities for Philadelphians with disabilities. We’ll be at three upcoming hiring fairs (details below), so if...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 16, 2024 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories - 2024
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and a key part of ensuring “Good Jobs for All” is by connecting youth with disabilities to work-prep resources as early as possible. Meet Frank, a CIS participant and a full time employee at Kalan LP. We...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 8, 2024 | General, NDEAM
“Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh MY!” That’s what our participant Tarik has been saying since starting his job at the Philadelphia Zoo this summer, where he’s found a great position and a supportive community of co-workers. Even neater? Tarik is a graduate of...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 4, 2024 | General, NDEAM, Staff Spotlights
A behind-the-scenes but crucial part of our success ensuring “good jobs for all” (this year’s NDEAM theme) is the work of our Benefits Counseling team, led by Angelina Bush. Benefits Counseling is a specialized service that greatly helps the people we support achieve...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 3, 2024 | General
This year’s NDEAM theme is “good jobs for all,” and that’s exactly what we strive for here at CIS. In the past month, CIS staff helped 30 job-seekers with a disability find good-wage, sustaining employment at places across Philadelphia and Delaware including a local...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 3, 2024 | General, NDEAM
Our celebration of NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month!) continues with this story on Danielle, a standout employee at Hampton Inn in Delaware, where she recently won a prize for her towel creation, “Crabby Abby.” Here’s the backstory: the team at...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 1, 2024 | General
Happy October everyone! It’s crisp, it’s festive, and it’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month! #NDEAM is a celebration of employees with disabilities and the tremendous contributions they make at work. It is also a time to celebrate the...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 30, 2024 | General
It’s all too rare in life to see your work recognized and celebrated, so please join us in giving heartfelt congratulations to CIS’s Susan Schonfeld, Christina Nicoletti, and Brandon Hopely, who were each honored at Friday’s Points of Transformation Awards...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 25, 2024 | General
You might know the proverb that goes, “Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he eats for a lifetime.” We’re so proud to see CIS participants putting that wisdom into practice, as in this photo where Eric is teaching Raiquan how to...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 24, 2024 | General
Here at CIS, we are always grateful for our employer partners who empower our participants to foster their independence while working in a field of their choosing. For a throwback to National Disability Awareness Day, we want to celebrate three of our...
