by Grady Chambers | Mar 28, 2023 | Delaware, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Luke received a gold medal in the 3v3 games, while both Deshawn and Luke received silver medals in the 5v5 competition. Down to Delaware, where Deshawn and Luke brought home the hardware last weekend at a Special Olympics...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 24, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Our Project Career Launch programs (PCL) have gotten a lot of love in the news lately, and a recent classroom visit made clear why. Last Wednesday at Community College of Philadelphia’s West Campus, one of our PCL cohorts wore their best work clothes for a morning of...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 23, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
St. Patrick’s Day came and went, but not without some luck for Juan, seen here relaxing in this green Lamborhini. Juan works at Wawa, and on St. Patrick’s Day a customer parked this beauty out front and came into the store. When he noticed Juan...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 17, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Check out this cool photo of Project SEARCH intern Matthew working the register at ChristianaCare in Delaware. Matthew has proven to be a fast learner. In a little under five...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 16, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
CIS is back on the scene with another news broadcast highlighting our Project Career Launch (PCL) program! Take some time today check out this feature by FOX29 on PCL and all the wonderful ways the program is supporting youth with disabilities to find sustainable...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 15, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hit that like button forMelissa, who this weekend will be celebrating two years in her job at a local YMCA.Our goal is always to help the people we support become as independent as possible, and Melissa has taken great strides since she first started at the Y. She...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 10, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Talk about a great connection! Pictured here are Michael and Pedro, having a laugh as they chatted at Game on State, the inclusive arcade and candy shop in Media, PA. What makes their connection even more meaningful is the backstory: Michael is a student...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 22, 2023 | Black History Month, News
For this week’s post on Black Trailblazers in the disability rights community, we’re spotlighting Lois Curtis, lead plaintiff in the Olmstead v. L.C. case (1999) that established the right of people with disabilities to live where they...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 17, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Take a second to congratulate Alexis on his one-year anniversary working at Holy Family University! Alexis first started as a dishwasher in September 2021 and flourished. Within the last year, his role expanded to general cleaning and customer service work in the...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 15, 2023 | Black History Month, News
For our third Trailblazer Spotlight, we’re featuring Leroy F. Moore Jr., a community activist, writer, and poet whose work has expanded platforms for artists with disabilities. Moore has cerebral palsy, and his intersecting...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 9, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Sarah, pictured here on her very first day of work at a local childcare and education center. Sarah was hired as a Classroom Aide, and couldn’t be more excited to begin a position where she gets to work with and educate...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 8, 2023 | Black History Month, News
It’s Black History Month, and we’re celebrating Black trailblazers in the disability rights community. Bessie Blount Griffin (1914-2009) was an innovator and disability advocate; she was primarily credited for making the first form of assistive technology for soldiers...
