by Grady Chambers | May 1, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Earlier this week, we had another amazing visit with our Project Career Launch students, but this time it featured an incredibly special guest! As you may remember, our last visit was with our CCP (Community College of Philadelphia) Project Career Launch students,...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 28, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
April is Autism Awareness Month, and as it comes to a close we wanted to share this photo of Regina, pictured here at the school where she works during their Autism Awareness celebration 🧩. Regina first connected with CIS in 2018. She had an interest in dining and...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 26, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Last week rocked for CIS student participants in Delaware, many of whom attended the Mission Possible Conference, put on by CIS and the Caesar Rodney School District 📙. The event connected students with disabilities to hands-on workshops and information sessions where...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 25, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
As the weather starts to warm up, families are heading out to local amusement parks, and if you’re lucky enough you might run into one of our participants, Chris, at Sesame Place. This is Chris’s fifth summer working there, and he loves his job and the Sesame Place...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 24, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Staff Spotlights
Truly the best thing about CIS is our staff: artists, educators, musicians, caregivers; people just out of school working by side with those who’ve found their way to us after careers in different areas. Whatever path we took to CIS, the common denominator among us is...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 20, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
As the spring season rolls around, many CIS participants are gaining new job placements. This goes for Eric, too, who was recently hired at Suds Factory Carwash. Eric was hired to keep the lot tidy and...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 18, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
CIS keeps making the news! Several participants were featured on CBS News at @twirlall4dance studio located in Newtown Square. Twirl offers a host of great classes, including one specifically for people who have Down syndrome. The class is hosted every week,...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 14, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
If you grew up watching football in the late 90s, you might better remember Dick Vermeil as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams or the (boo) Kansas City Chiefs, but it was a welcome reminder to get this picture and recall that he was the Eagles coach in the mid-80s...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 12, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hungry, anyone? If you’re looking for a nice bite and fantastic customer service, stop in to King’s Court Dining Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, where Michael, Gregory, and Zahir are hard at work in Dining Services. Michael is a University of...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 6, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Join us in congratulating Leah, pictured here during her first week of work at the Regal Theater in Northeast Philly. Leah was hired a couple weeks ago, and has made a big impact thus far. She will be working in the sales department, including running the register and...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 5, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hit that like button for David (known affectionately by all his co-workers as ‘Dave’) who works on the Dining Team at Villanova’s Donahue Hall. Dave’s been working there since 2017, and has become a beloved presence at Donahue: he never misses work, he’s always on...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 31, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Join us in congratulating Ayyub, pictured here on his very first day of work at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly. Ayyub was hired by Aramark, and was excited to start work at the Flyers’ stadium, where he’ll be helping on the Food Services side as the team...
