by Grady Chambers | Jan 28, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As we continue our 30th anniversary celebration, we’re excited to celebrate Griff and our partnership with Delaware’s Project SEARCH programs that helped propel him from an internship to a full-time position with one of the region’s leading healthcare providers. Griff...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 20, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As part of our year-long celebration of CIS’ 30 years spent building a more inclusive workforce, we’re shining a light on some of the businesses who have been champions of that effort. Today we want to give a big shout-out to Crunch Fitness in Bensalem. Last...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 12, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
We’re excited to kick off our 30th anniversary celebration by honoring Ron, a participant who’s been with CIS nearly as long as CIS has existed. He retired last month from his job at Wawa, where he’s been a cherished presence for 25 years.Ron got his start there in...
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 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...
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