by Grady Chambers | Jan 17, 2024 | General, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
At CIS, we love to spotlight our standout employer-partners doing so much to provide meaningful employment opportunities to CIS participants. One of them is Aramark, who recently hired not one but three Project SEARCH participants in customer service positions at the...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 14, 2023 | General, News, School to Work Transition
It was the merger we have all been waiting for: on a recent Wednesday, our Project Career Launch Students and our Project SEARCH students joined together to participate in a Career Day at Aramark! Both of our student-to-work transition programs...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 13, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
A neat facet of the job search process at CIS is the Assessment opportunities we provide participants, where they get to try out different jobs so they can get a better sense of their work skills and what kind of careers they might want to pursue. Pictured is Shamir...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 11, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
School is back in session which means our school-to-work transition programs are fully underway! These programs—like our Project SEARCH and Project Career Launch programs—provide students with disabilities real-world work experience through supportive and engaging...
by Grady Chambers | Aug 21, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
If you keep up with CIS on Instagram you may recognize Tyree, a former Project Career Launch participant whose hard work in the program is really paying off: in recent weeks, Tyree received two separate job offers from local employers! Project Career Launch connects...
by Grady Chambers | Jul 24, 2023 | Delaware, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Give it up for our own Shelia Hitch, who helped lead this group of students from Delaware’s Brandywine and Colonial School Districts through their recent internship at Burlington clothing store!Our Pre-Employment Transition Services connects students with 6-week paid...
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 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 9, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Project Career Launch (PCL) students are certified famous as we have another PCL story to share, this one is PCL interns at Chestnut Hill College! On a recent Tuesday, they were celebrated for the great job they did this year as interns at the college. 5 students...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 24, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Our Project Career Launch programs (PCL) have gotten a lot of love in the news lately, and a recent classroom visit made clear why. Last Wednesday at Community College of Philadelphia’s West Campus, one of our PCL cohorts wore their best work clothes for a morning of...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 17, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Check out this cool photo of Project SEARCH intern Matthew working the register at ChristianaCare in Delaware. Matthew has proven to be a fast learner. In a little under five...
