by Grady Chambers | Oct 16, 2024 | General, NDEAM, Participant Stories - 2024
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and a key part of ensuring “Good Jobs for All” is by connecting youth with disabilities to work-prep resources as early as possible. Meet Frank, a CIS participant and a full time employee at Kalan LP. We...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 11, 2024 | NDEAM, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
We’re so excited to see CIS participant Annie spotlighted by Wild Hand, an amazing local store and community space that brings people together around a love of fiber craft! Annie graduated from a local college with a BA in Studio Art,...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 10, 2024 | NDEAM, Participant Stories
There’s a genius in our midst! Give it up for Alice Wong, who last week was named as a 2024 MacArthur Fellow for her wide-reaching impact in increasing the cultural visibility of people with disabilities and widening cultural understanding of...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 8, 2024 | General, NDEAM
“Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh MY!” That’s what our participant Tarik has been saying since starting his job at the Philadelphia Zoo this summer, where he’s found a great position and a supportive community of co-workers. Even neater? Tarik is a graduate of...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 4, 2024 | General, NDEAM, Staff Spotlights
A behind-the-scenes but crucial part of our success ensuring “good jobs for all” (this year’s NDEAM theme) is the work of our Benefits Counseling team, led by Angelina Bush. Benefits Counseling is a specialized service that greatly helps the people we support achieve...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 3, 2024 | General, NDEAM
Our celebration of NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month!) continues with this story on Danielle, a standout employee at Hampton Inn in Delaware, where she recently won a prize for her towel creation, “Crabby Abby.” Here’s the backstory: the team at...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 1, 2024 | General
Happy October everyone! It’s crisp, it’s festive, and it’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month! #NDEAM is a celebration of employees with disabilities and the tremendous contributions they make at work. It is also a time to celebrate the...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 30, 2024 | General
It’s all too rare in life to see your work recognized and celebrated, so please join us in giving heartfelt congratulations to CIS’s Susan Schonfeld, Christina Nicoletti, and Brandon Hopely, who were each honored at Friday’s Points of Transformation Awards...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 24, 2024 | General
Here at CIS, we are always grateful for our employer partners who empower our participants to foster their independence while working in a field of their choosing. For a throwback to National Disability Awareness Day, we want to celebrate three of our...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 19, 2024 | General
Celebration time, come on!! The weather may be cooling down, but our participants are still celebrating HOT milestones! Please give a warm hand to Kyle, who is celebrating his eighth anniversary in his job at Marshalls, where he has been a key team member since...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 16, 2024 | General
If it has to be Monday, at least the Eagles are playing on Monday Night Football! Check out this sweet vintage jacket one of our Project SEARCH participants is rocking in celebration. Project SEARCH allows high school students with disabilities to gain...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 11, 2024 | General
CIS recognizes the thousands of American Lives lost on September 11th, 2001.
