by Grady Chambers | Dec 7, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Davon, who got an early holiday gift by landing a new job at the Wells Fargo Center! Davon was recently hired through Aramark to work Sixers and Flyers games and other stadium events, and we got a chance to hear more from his Business Developer Jonathan...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 6, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories
The holidays and a great November have us in high spirits at Community Integrated Services, where 22 participants started new jobs over the past month across Pennsylvania and Delaware! Ezekiel was hired at UPS; Saleena landed a great position at the Philadelphia...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 1, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
The Philadelphia 76ers are off to a great start, and some of our participants have a front-row seat! Check out Amir, who celebrated his first day in his new job at the Wells Fargo Center—he’s pictured here on his literal FIRST day! Amir was recently hired by...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 27, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give a round of applause to Alexis, who started a new position at Joann’s Fabrics earlier this month. Not only did Alexis start a new job, but she also just graduated from Penn State Brandywine with her Bachelor’s in American Studies! A double whammy! On her...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 20, 2023 | Delaware, General, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Fans of CIS Instagram may recognize Tremaine, who we featured back in 2021 for his standout job in his role at Royal Farms. Today’s write-up and update on him comes from Beth Holston of the Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, which has connected...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 14, 2023 | General, News, School to Work Transition
It was the merger we have all been waiting for: on a recent Wednesday, our Project Career Launch Students and our Project SEARCH students joined together to participate in a Career Day at Aramark! Both of our student-to-work transition programs...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 8, 2023 | Delaware, General, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Jordan, pictured here on his very first day of work on the security team at Allied Universal. Jordan lives and works in Delaware, and CIS’s Amy Green filled us in about his new position: “Jordan’s responsibilities include checking trucks in and...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 25, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
It’s been a minute since we heard from our Project Career Launch students, and that’s about to change…right… now! Recently, two of our Project Career Launch students were spotted in the community volunteering with “Our Closet in Your Neighborhood”—a pop-up...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 24, 2023 | Delaware, NDEAM, Participant Stories
It’s the last week of NDEAM and we’re taking our lead from Thomas, who knows what it means to finish strong. Thomas topped the podium in a recent Special Olympics cycling race, also winning gold in another...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 23, 2023 | Employer Focused, NDEAM, Participant Stories
National Disability Employment Awareness Month is in its final stretch, and we’re encouraging you to hit that like button to cheer on Domere and his excellent employer, Broad and Brew. Domere is coming up on two years in his job at the local Philly favorite for bites...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 19, 2023 | Delaware, NDEAM, Participant Stories
Check out these great pictures from our team in Delaware, who showed up huge for the Boardwalk Buddy Walk at Rehoboth Beach two weeks ago! The Buddy Walk is a one-mile walk to benefit research, education, and family support for those with Down syndrome,...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 18, 2023 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories
We’re continuing our celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month with this spotlight on Bon Appetit at the University of Pennsylvania and the whole Dining Services system at Penn. Since 2016, more than 40 CIS participants...
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