by Grady Chambers | May 3, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
April showers bring May flowers, and may have bought some new jobs for our participants as well! Please give it up for Darryl, one of the Philadelphia School District’s newest employees. Darryl completed his first day this past week and is off to a great start in his...
by Grady Chambers | May 2, 2024 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Did you know that the very first Employee Appreciation Day was in 1995? Now, almost 30 years later, employees everywhere are still being celebrated for their hard work, like our participants! Last month, two of our participants received praise and even won some prizes...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 25, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
In just about the super-coolest news imaginable, we just found out that Chaz will be attending the NFL draft this weekend in Detroit, Michigan! Not only is this a once in a lifetime opportunity, but it’s a huge honor for Chaz: he works for the Eagles Autism...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 24, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Imagine you landed a job at your very favorite store. Well, that dream scenario came true for one of our Delaware participants, Sam, who recently was hired at an arcade he frequents often! Last month, Sam started as an Arcade Team Member at Funtivity, one of...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 22, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Cherry blossoms and the solar eclipse aren’t the only exciting things happening this spring: one of our participants, Rashik, just got a super cool job at the Philadelphia Visitor Center!! Rashik was hired as a Visitor Experience Associate, and will interact...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 1, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories - 2024
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month! It’s a great opportunity to spread awareness of what autism is, and tell the stories of people who are autistic, like Greg, an author and advocate (and CIS participant!) who was recently featured on 6ABC (see link...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 28, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Check it out! Gregory was spotlighted on 6ABC (link in bio) about his newest book, “My Amazingly Abundant Autistic Senses,” which gives insight into how people with autism navigate the world! Before beginning to use an assistive communication device,...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 26, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Stephen’s coming up on 7 years at the dining team at a local elementary school, and is doing an awesome job! Don’t just take it from us—check out the video and see what his co-workers had to say. Way to go, Stephen!...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 21, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
We’re loving this spotlight in Delco Today (see link in bio!) on PECO’s Energy Efficiency Ambassadors, which features two CIS participants! If you follow us, you’re likely familiar with Pedro and Chaz: we’ve featured them here before for the great job they do...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 20, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Pizza anyone? 🍕 Siani is the newest addition to the dining team at a local school in the Philadelphia School District, where she’s working hard to provide hot and fresh meals to hundreds of students. Her time is spent crafting fresh pizza and wraps, and ensuring the...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 18, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Warm weather isn’t the only exciting thing going on right now: we’re back with more rewarding news about Chaz, who’s been making his mark in Philadelphia as an advocate for people with disabilities and helping in local initiatives in his community. Chaz and two...
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...
