by Grady Chambers | Mar 14, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024, Staff Spotlights
We were thrilled to participate in the 2024 Delaware County Business Conference, put on by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. The event was a blast: it brought together leaders in local business and representatives from a range of local stores to...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 12, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024, School to Work Transition
At CIS, we take pride in helping young adults with disabilities get the tools to obtain they need to begin the career of their choice! Our three student-to-work transition programs—Project Career Launch (PCL), Project SEARCH, and Project Career Build—have enabled...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 7, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Another excellent “Day One” is in the books for one of our participants, James, who recently started a new position with the School District of Philadelphia. James was hired as a Support Assistant at a local middle school in Northeast Philly and has been an enormous...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 1, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
We all need a little sunshine in our life. You may recognize Lianne from previous stories, seen here sharing a smile and reminding us to look toward the light. Lianne has one of the coolest jobs we know of at the School District of Philadelphia, where she...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 29, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Please give it up for John, a superstar at his job at LA Fitness. John has been employed at LA Fitness since September and has shown an ability to learn quickly and carry out his responsibilities with more and more independence. It’s been a great first six...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 27, 2024 | Employer Focused, General, News
At CIS, we aim to empower people with disabilities through individual employment opportunities that foster self-sustainability for our participants. We want our participants to see the value they bring to the business they work for, and help them live a life of...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 14, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Our participants work hard to prepare for their jobs, including training on updated safety protocols. You may recognize Regina, who we’ve spotlighted several times before for her excellent work as an employee at Philly Schools. Regina has been working in the School...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 13, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Let’s give a big round of applause to Richard, a CIS participant celebrating his one-year anniversary at work 👏! 👏. Richard works at Temple University, where he was hired by Aramark to work in one of the campus dining halls, and he’s been rocking the house ever since....
by Grady Chambers | Feb 7, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Give it up for Natalie, who recently took a little break from her job at Michaels to pose for a picture. Natalie has been working there for over a year and has become a favorite at the store. She’s doing great at work, and brings lots of experience to her new...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 6, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Give it up for Nic, who recently received some nice recognition for the great he’s doing in his position at Lowe’s. Nic has been working there since 2021. In three years, Nic has learned and excelled at the ins and outs of his daily job responsibilities, and...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 5, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
2024 is off to a roaring start at CIS, where 29 participants started new jobs in January! 🤯 From the Philadelphia School District to the Wells Fargo Center, from positions as printmakers to jobs as administrative assistants, line chefs, and salespeople, CIS...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 30, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Staff Spotlights
Hit the ‘like’ button for all our participants and staff who attended last week’s LIFE Conference, Delaware’s premier conference on disability. While we had a number of CIS staff-members attend the conference, it was really our participants who played a...
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