CIS Celebrates Direct Support Professional Recognition Week

by Grady Chambers | Sep 13, 2021 | General

This week is a special one at CIS, as we join with organizations around the country in celebration of Direct Support Professional Recognition Week.This week, we take time to honor the work of those who day in and day out devote themselves to helping people with...

Superhero with Down Syndrome Flies High in New Children’s Book

by Grady Chambers | Aug 11, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

Clark Kent, Wonder Woman, Black Panther, and now Joey in the red cape! The superhero pantheon is welcoming a brand face, thanks to Melissa Brown’s inspiring children’s book, “The Ups and Downs of a Very Special Superhero.”  The book tells the story of Joey, a boy...

A Big Role as ‘Big Bird’ for Nate at Sesame Place

by Grady Chambers | Jul 15, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

In what certainly makes the top 10 of our Cool Jobs list, we’re celebrating Nate today and his role as Big Bird at Sesame Place. To Nate, being Big Bird is a big responsibility. Growing up, he was a frequent visitor to the Sesame Street-themed park, attending as often...

For Allan, a Job–and a Community–at Attic Brewing

by Grady Chambers | Jun 30, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

As someone who wants to be a force for good in the world, Allan has found just the right fit in his job at Attic Brewing Company, in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood. The local brewery is believed to be the first in the area since the early 1900s, and pairs...

Project Career Launch Sends Students Into Bright Futures

by Grady Chambers | Jun 22, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition

We’re excited to wrap up the graduation celebrations of our four Philadelphia-area Project SEARCH and Project Career Launch programs with these snapshots from the PCL ceremony!  In the program’s second year, the student outcomes have been incredible: John’s got a...

Great Outcomes for Project SEARCH at Drexel Grads

by Grady Chambers | Jun 10, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition

It’s been a joy-filled week here at CIS, where we’re celebrating the graduating classes of our Philadelphia-based Project SEARCH and Project Career Launch programs. Today we kick things off with a toast to the “great eight” graduating this year from Project SEARCH at...

Tremaine Finds his Stride at Royal Farms

by Grady Chambers | Jun 10, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

Congratulations to Tremaine, who is coming up on his 1-year anniversary at Royal Farms in Georgetown, DE! This milestone is even more important because the job at Royal Farms is Tremaine’s first in a fully integrated setting. Previously, his work experience had been...

Nic Brings a Green Thumb to His Job at Lowe’s

by Grady Chambers | Jun 8, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

Have you ever wondered who keeps your store-bought plants and flowers looking so good before you bring them to your home? Meet Nic, garden-care extraordinaire at Lowe’s in Brookhaven. Hired in May, Nic brings a green thumb to his job in the Garden Center. We recently...

Justin Helps Community Get Its Medicine

by Grady Chambers | May 27, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

Talk about a tech-forward job! We’re marveling at Justin and his role at ChristianaCare Pharmacy in Wilmington, DE, where he’s learned the ins and outs of working “The Robot,” the silver machine in the background that sorts pills for patients’ medications and orders...

ACME’S “Mr. Clean” Shines at Work

by Grady Chambers | May 19, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

When ACME in Rehoboth Beach, DE came up with a comprehensive all-store cleaning regimen during the pandemic to ensure customer and employee safety, they needed someone to carry it out, and they certainly found the right man for the job. Meet Keith, pictured, who has...

CIS Places 36 People in New Jobs in April

by Grady Chambers | May 5, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

April’s showers sure didn’t slow things down here at CIS: we’re excited to announce that 36 participants (!) began new jobs last month across Pennsylvania and Delaware.Madison got hired at NEST, Philly’s all-in-one playspace and child education center; Nate landed a...

Bicycles, Dogs, and Solar Panels: Jason’s Business Sports a Green Thumb

by Grady Chambers | May 4, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021

This time last spring, we ran a story about CIS participant Jason, who responded to the pandemic by putting his sewing skills to work for a great cause, making one-of-a-kind protective masks for co-workers and friends working at essential businesses throughout the...