by Grady Chambers | Jun 21, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Nakisha is on a roll, and a smile this wide deserves to be shared. Nakisha recently started at St. John Neumann Center, a rehabilitation and care facility where she works preparing meals in the kitchen. Nakisha told us she was a bit nervous at first, but now she has...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 20, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Quentin, who is celebrating his one-year anniversary in his job at Wawa! Quentin was hired exactly one year ago to the day, but he’s already a veteran presence at the store, where he stocks, cleans, provides customer assistance, and as you can see from...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 14, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Pizza anyone? Give a round of applause for Michael, who’s loving his internship at Romano’s, a local, family-owned pizza spot. Michael is part of our School-to-Work Transition program, and has thrived in his time at Romano’s, where he’s learning the ins and outs...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 5, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, Staff Spotlights
If you were keeping up with our story on Friday, you know we had a total blast celebrating seven years of success for our Philly-based Project SEARCH and Project Career Launch (PCL) programs. These groundbreaking programs help Philadelphia students with disabilities...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 1, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Join us in giving a big shout-out to Ray, pictured here on “Day One” of his new job at Wawa. Described as motivated and friendly, often chatting with his coworkers on break, Ray has been a phenomenal help in his new position thus far. Within the last few weeks, he has...
by Grady Chambers | May 30, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Give it up for Jameel, pictured here with the Certificate of Appreciation he received from his managers for doing an outstanding job in his position at ShopRite. Jameel started working at ShopRite all the way back in 2018, and he took to the job immediately. He’s a...
by Grady Chambers | May 26, 2023 | Art Works, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Not only did April showers bring May flowers, but they also brought some pretty exquisite art to the office walls in our Philadelphia office. The idea came from Maureen Forster, our Administrative Assistant, who wanted to bring some life to the walls at our office,...
by Grady Chambers | May 24, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Warm weather and new jobs are in the air this week, and that‘s particularly true for Francesca, who celebrated “Day One” in her new job at the Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP) . It may have been her first day on the job, but as the picture shows, she was...
by Grady Chambers | May 16, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Our participants are not only hard workers but also disability advocates and board members. One of our participants, Matthew, was recently appointed to The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware’s Board of Directors at their Annual Meeting! Matthew is 22 years...
by Grady Chambers | May 15, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
The sun was out for Mother’s Day yesterday and so was CIS! Staff and participants around the city celebrated the mothers in their lives, and through their jobs they lent a hand to other people’s celebrations as well. Pictured here are Stephanie, Eric,...
by Grady Chambers | May 12, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Michelle, pictured here on her very first day of work at Delaware’s Above Expectations, where she was hired as a receptionist. This photo is the latest in a series we’re launching called Day One, in which we feature photos of CIS participants on Day One...
by Grady Chambers | May 11, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Did you know that it’s National Hospital Week? As we take this opportunity to honor hospital workers in all facets—from doctors, nurses, and technicians, to food service workers, environmental staff, and security—we’re excited to celebrate our own new hospital worker,...
