by Grady Chambers | May 24, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
We love to see our participants being recognized for their outstanding contributions in the workplace, and we are so proud of Aaron in Delaware for being named Employee of the Month at Redner’s! 🔥 Making this story even neater was how we found out about...
by Grady Chambers | May 21, 2024 | General, NDEAM, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Give it up for Tremaine, pictured here on ‘Day One’ of his new job! Tremaine was recently hired as Facilities Manager at The Goodwill Foodbank in Delaware, which is a big responsibility for a new hire! With the help of his job developer, Carol...
by Grady Chambers | May 20, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Two weeks ago, Chaz was given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when he was invited to join the Philadelphia Eagles at the 2024 NFL Draft! Chaz’s invitation came courtesy of the Eagles Autism Foundation, where he works as a Community Ambassador. Chaz...
by Grady Chambers | May 15, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Share with 2 people to send congrats to another CIS participant as she celebrates “Day One” in her new job at The Philadelphia School District! Lyric was recently placed at a local middle school, where she was hired on the Dining Team and is helping to provide...
by Grady Chambers | May 10, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories
CIS was out in full force for the 2024 Brighter Future Awards, which brought together people from all facets of the disabilities services world to celebrate another year of improving access and equality for people with disabilities. These awards were extra...
by Grady Chambers | May 10, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories - 2024, School to Work Transition
What a truly amazing time we had on Tuesday at Mission Possible, the end-of-year event for CIS-supported students from CR Countywide Programs. The event brought together participating students with local employers for a series of informative, hands-on sessions where...
by Grady Chambers | May 3, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
April showers bring May flowers, and may have bought some new jobs for our participants as well! Please give it up for Darryl, one of the Philadelphia School District’s newest employees. Darryl completed his first day this past week and is off to a great start in his...
by Grady Chambers | May 2, 2024 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Did you know that the very first Employee Appreciation Day was in 1995? Now, almost 30 years later, employees everywhere are still being celebrated for their hard work, like our participants! Last month, two of our participants received praise and even won some prizes...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 25, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
In just about the super-coolest news imaginable, we just found out that Chaz will be attending the NFL draft this weekend in Detroit, Michigan! Not only is this a once in a lifetime opportunity, but it’s a huge honor for Chaz: he works for the Eagles Autism...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 24, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Imagine you landed a job at your very favorite store. Well, that dream scenario came true for one of our Delaware participants, Sam, who recently was hired at an arcade he frequents often! Last month, Sam started as an Arcade Team Member at Funtivity, one of...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 22, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Cherry blossoms and the solar eclipse aren’t the only exciting things happening this spring: one of our participants, Rashik, just got a super cool job at the Philadelphia Visitor Center!! Rashik was hired as a Visitor Experience Associate, and will interact...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 3, 2024 | General, News
We absolutely love this story (link in bio!) from NPR Morning Edition about Morgan’s Wonderland, a theme park in San Antonio that is ultra-accessible for people with disabilities. The park’s founder named it after his daughter Morgan, who has severe...
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