by Grady Chambers | Apr 14, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
If you grew up watching football in the late 90s, you might better remember Dick Vermeil as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams or the (boo) Kansas City Chiefs, but it was a welcome reminder to get this picture and recall that he was the Eagles coach in the mid-80s...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 12, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hungry, anyone? If you’re looking for a nice bite and fantastic customer service, stop in to King’s Court Dining Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, where Michael, Gregory, and Zahir are hard at work in Dining Services. Michael is a University of...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 6, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Join us in congratulating Leah, pictured here during her first week of work at the Regal Theater in Northeast Philly. Leah was hired a couple weeks ago, and has made a big impact thus far. She will be working in the sales department, including running the register and...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 5, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hit that like button for David (known affectionately by all his co-workers as ‘Dave’) who works on the Dining Team at Villanova’s Donahue Hall. Dave’s been working there since 2017, and has become a beloved presence at Donahue: he never misses work, he’s always on...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 31, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Join us in congratulating Ayyub, pictured here on his very first day of work at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly. Ayyub was hired by Aramark, and was excited to start work at the Flyers’ stadium, where he’ll be helping on the Food Services side as the team...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 28, 2023 | Delaware, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Luke received a gold medal in the 3v3 games, while both Deshawn and Luke received silver medals in the 5v5 competition. Down to Delaware, where Deshawn and Luke brought home the hardware last weekend at a Special Olympics...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 23, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
St. Patrick’s Day came and went, but not without some luck for Juan, seen here relaxing in this green Lamborhini. Juan works at Wawa, and on St. Patrick’s Day a customer parked this beauty out front and came into the store. When he noticed Juan...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 15, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hit that like button forMelissa, who this weekend will be celebrating two years in her job at a local YMCA.Our goal is always to help the people we support become as independent as possible, and Melissa has taken great strides since she first started at the Y. She...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 10, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Talk about a great connection! Pictured here are Michael and Pedro, having a laugh as they chatted at Game on State, the inclusive arcade and candy shop in Media, PA. What makes their connection even more meaningful is the backstory: Michael is a student...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 24, 2023 | Delaware, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for CIS participant Jeremy (pictured on the right), who raised nearly $800 for the Special Olympics in Delaware! The fundraising event was part of the Polar Bear Plunge. Moments before the picture was taken, Jeremy handed in his money,...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 20, 2023 | Delaware, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
From Philadelphia to Delaware, the support never stops! Check out two of our participants, Dewayne and Mary, who both work at the Center at Eden Hill. Dewayne is a former Project SEARCH Intern who was initially offered part-time employment as a dishwasher at Eden...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 17, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Take a second to congratulate Alexis on his one-year anniversary working at Holy Family University! Alexis first started as a dishwasher in September 2021 and flourished. Within the last year, his role expanded to general cleaning and customer service work in the...
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