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...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 9, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020, School to Work Transition
We love to see participants land the exact job they envisioned for themselves, so we couldn’t be happier to share that Taliyah has been hired to join the Dining Team at St. Ignatius Nursing Home, where she’ll get to continue the work she loves of helping take care of...
by Grady Chambers | Aug 11, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020, School to Work Transition
In search of a bit of inspiration? Take a couple minutes to watch this inspiring video made by Paul Barth, CIS’ Manager of Project SEARCH Programs, celebrating this year’s 2019-2020 graduates of the Project SEARCH at Drexel program. In early August, students joined...
by Grady Chambers | Aug 5, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020, School to Work Transition
We are thrilled to share that CIS’ Project SEARCH programs have once again been recognized for outstanding outcomes, including our Project SEARCH 440 program, which found job placements for 10 out of 10 interns in its very first year of Awards eligibility. Two...
by Grady Chambers | Jul 22, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
Along with the summer heat came some good news for Gene: last month he received a commemorative pin celebrating the work he’s done in his two years on the job at ACME Markets. Gene started there in June 2018 as a Cart Attendant, and since day one his hard work...
by Grady Chambers | Jul 7, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
Last weekend marked a milestone of sorts, with museums, libraries and indoor shopping malls opening their doors again, but it was business as usual for our front-line workers who have distinguished themselves at their jobs throughout the pandemic. Pictured are Albert,...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 30, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
Last week Ivan celebrated his two-year anniversary in his job as a Floor Tech at Delaware’s Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. Not only are we proud of Ivan for the way he’s thrived in his position at Nanticoke, but for his commitment to his community by choosing to work...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 19, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
Today we shine a light on Brett, who’s not only beginning a neat new job, but putting his skills to work on behalf of a great cause. Brett was hired as a Site Attendant at GreenDrop, an innovative, environmentally conscious company that collects donations of...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 16, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2020
In late April, Julia received a call from one of our participants, Chaz, who wanted to nominate his Business Development Specialist—Jackie—for an award. “He said he wanted to give her recognition for all the hard work she has done on his behalf,” Julia recalled.No one...
