by Grady Chambers | May 10, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories - 2024, School to Work Transition
What a truly amazing time we had on Tuesday at Mission Possible, the end-of-year event for CIS-supported students from CR Countywide Programs. The event brought together participating students with local employers for a series of informative, hands-on sessions where...
by Grady Chambers | May 8, 2024 | Participant Stories - 2024
Give it up for Troy, pictured here looking dapper in his red jacket in his job as an Usher at the Kimmel Center, Philly’s hub for all things related to arts and entertainment. Troy’s been working there for a year and a half, and he’s doing an amazing job. He helps...
by Grady Chambers | May 3, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
April showers bring May flowers, and may have bought some new jobs for our participants as well! Please give it up for Darryl, one of the Philadelphia School District’s newest employees. Darryl completed his first day this past week and is off to a great start in his...
by Grady Chambers | May 2, 2024 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Did you know that the very first Employee Appreciation Day was in 1995? Now, almost 30 years later, employees everywhere are still being celebrated for their hard work, like our participants! Last month, two of our participants received praise and even won some prizes...
by Grady Chambers | May 1, 2024 | General
The School District of Philadelphia has been a standout partner in our mission to help people with disabilities find and thrive in meaningful employment. Not only do we partner with the District on a several programs that ensure students with disabilities...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 25, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
In just about the super-coolest news imaginable, we just found out that Chaz will be attending the NFL draft this weekend in Detroit, Michigan! Not only is this a once in a lifetime opportunity, but it’s a huge honor for Chaz: he works for the Eagles Autism...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 22, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Cherry blossoms and the solar eclipse aren’t the only exciting things happening this spring: one of our participants, Rashik, just got a super cool job at the Philadelphia Visitor Center!! Rashik was hired as a Visitor Experience Associate, and will interact...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 19, 2024 | General
CIS showed up huge for the Phillies last Saturday: it was World Autism Day, and 70 CIS employees, friends, and family came out to cheer the Phils to victory against the Pirates! It was a gorgeous day at Citizens Bank Park, and a special one for CIS: not...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 12, 2024 | Staff Spotlights
Truly the very best thing about CIS is our staff: we’re artists, educators, musicians, caregivers, people just out of school working side by side with long-time CIS employees. Whatever your path to a job at CIS, the common denominator is a deep-rooted commitment to...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 4, 2024 | Job Placement Reels
A church; a local high school; a neighborhood organization committed to community wellness. What do all these places have in common? Each of them hired a CIS participant over the past month! 👏 From jobs as administrative and teaching assistants to positions as...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 3, 2024 | General, News
We absolutely love this story (link in bio!) from NPR Morning Edition about Morgan’s Wonderland, a theme park in San Antonio that is ultra-accessible for people with disabilities. The park’s founder named it after his daughter Morgan, who has severe...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 1, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories - 2024
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month! It’s a great opportunity to spread awareness of what autism is, and tell the stories of people who are autistic, like Greg, an author and advocate (and CIS participant!) who was recently featured on 6ABC (see link...
