by Grady Chambers | Feb 13, 2022 | Staff Spotlights
We’re so excited to feature CIS Job Coach Hayden Howard as part of our Employee Spotlight series. Hayden’s been at CIS since 2017, and if you know him, you know what an amazing coach he is. Hayden is devoted to the participants on his caseload, and has become known...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 8, 2022 | Black History Month, News
We love activists with a local connection, so we are particularly proud to spotlight Dr. Angel Love Miles in our celebration of Black trailblazers in the disability rights community. Dr. Miles was born and raised in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood. As a Black...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 7, 2022 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2022
Check out these amazing photos from Sussex County, Delaware, where Howard T. Ennis students in our Pre-Employment Transition Services Program are learning the ins-and-outs of the hospitality industry at Bethany Beach Ocean Residence Inn. A...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 1, 2022 | Black History Month, News
February is Black History Month, and as we spend it continuing to listen and learn, and as we remember the history, struggles, and achievements of African Americans in the United States, we also want to amplify the work of Black trailblazers—past and present—in the...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 17, 2022 | General
Today, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We celebrate Dr. King’s extraordinary legacy, and his tireless fight to end systemic racial discrimination in our country, even as that struggle continues today. At the start of this new week, in...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 7, 2022 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2022
The new year is a chance to take stock of the last one, and we are deeply proud to share that in 2021, CIS helped 400 people across Pennsylvania and Delaware secure employment! In the midst of the ongoing pandemic, we are truly grateful to provide critical support to...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 4, 2022 | Employer Focused, News
There are so many good things happening at Game on State, Media’s brand new arcade, that you’ll want to explain it all in one breath (it’s hard to do, we’ve tried!). It’s an arcade, but it’s also a candy store. It’s old school—they’re renowned among gamers for...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 8, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As Temple Beth Hillel Beth El celebrated the Jewish High Holidays this fall, the theme of Teshuvah—meaning “repentance,” but also “return”—had special resonance for Steven, a CIS participant. He attended the temple as a boy, and had recently returned to its halls,...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 16, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
Move over, Spider-Man: Steven is adding his own creations to the comic pantheon, as he prepares to release Battle Fighters #2, the latest installment in his comic book series featuring Super Duck and The Hare. Steven is an immensely talented comic book artist, and...
by Grady Chambers | Nov 10, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
Light has returned to the silver screens of Manayunk, where Maurice is back at work in the job he loves at Regal’s Main Street Theatre. It’s a sweet return for Maurice: he was hired at the theater in 2019. He quickly found his stride and developed strong relationships...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 29, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
Among the frontline dining workers helping welcome customers back to their favorite bars and restaurants, no one does it with as much good spirit as David. He works on the back-end at Olive Garden, and is known among his co-workers as the Michael Buble of the Dining...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 26, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
Last week we shared a piece about the CIS Benefits Team and their work with Gregory, and we’re happy to be back with more good news: he’s returned to the jobs he loves at the Philadelphia Animal Hospital and the bakery at GIANT, all the while carrying on his work as...
