by Grady Chambers | Apr 28, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
We are super excited to share this profile of CIS participant Yasom, featured on the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ website! Yasom works in a full-time position at the Philadelphia International Airport. He’s thrived at his job since he was first...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 20, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
Baseball season might be back, but it’s Nick who’s knocking it out of the park: he just received his five year pin in honor of five years on the job at Giant Foods. He was hired in 2016, and since then he’s developed new skills and carved out a front-facing role he...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 2, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As we march into the new month, we’re taking a minute to celebrate a fabulous February at CIS, in which 28 participants started new jobs across PA and Delaware. From a job at the cozy co-op Weavers Way, to sales positions at home goods and grocery stores like Home...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 25, 2021 | Black History Month, News
As we take Black History Month to continue to listen and learn, we also want to amplify the work of Black trailblazers—past and present—in the disability rights community, and explore the different ways they’ve paved the path that today’s activists continue to push...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 28, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As we continue our 30th anniversary celebration, we’re excited to celebrate Griff and our partnership with Delaware’s Project SEARCH programs that helped propel him from an internship to a full-time position with one of the region’s leading healthcare providers. Griff...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 20, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As part of our year-long celebration of CIS’ 30 years spent building a more inclusive workforce, we’re shining a light on some of the businesses who have been champions of that effort. Today we want to give a big shout-out to Crunch Fitness in Bensalem. Last...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 5, 2021 | General
Happy New Year everyone! We’re beginning a very special year here at CIS, as 2021 marks 30 YEARS of our mission of inclusive employment. Since 1991, CIS has helped thousands of people with disabilities find and succeed in meaningful jobs in their...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 27, 2020 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
As we continue our celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we want to shine a light on our Project SEARCH Programs in Delaware, and the incredible job they do helping high school students with disabilities gain real-world work experience through...
