by Grady Chambers | Jul 26, 2023 | Delaware, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hit that ‘like’ button for The Hampton Inn of Milford, DE, who has been a great partner in providing jobs and internships to CIS participants! Check out this dispatch from CIS’s own Sue Miller, who has seen first-hand what a standout employer partner...
by Grady Chambers | Jul 24, 2023 | Delaware, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Give it up for our own Shelia Hitch, who helped lead this group of students from Delaware’s Brandywine and Colonial School Districts through their recent internship at Burlington clothing store!Our Pre-Employment Transition Services connects students with 6-week paid...
by Grady Chambers | Jul 18, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Picasso had to start somewhere, right ? The same goes for one of our Art Works participants, Frank B., who’se been showing off his art skills in his free time while also working a full-time job at Kalan LP. Frank has been working at Kalan since April and has...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 29, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
We’re back with some fantastic photos from yesterday’s hiring event for job-seekers with disabilities, where many of them stopped by on their way out to say, “I got the job!” Over 150 job-seekers came out, and more than 60 walked away with job...
by Grady Chambers | May 15, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
The sun was out for Mother’s Day yesterday and so was CIS! Staff and participants around the city celebrated the mothers in their lives, and through their jobs they lent a hand to other people’s celebrations as well. Pictured here are Stephanie, Eric,...
by Grady Chambers | May 11, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Did you know that it’s National Hospital Week? As we take this opportunity to honor hospital workers in all facets—from doctors, nurses, and technicians, to food service workers, environmental staff, and security—we’re excited to celebrate our own new hospital worker,...
by Grady Chambers | May 8, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Here come the champions! This past weekend, two of our participants competed in the Special Olympics annual Philadelphia Spring Games, held at the William Penn Charter School. Pictured here are Abdul and Kentu, who both are flashing medals awarded at the event. Not...
by Grady Chambers | May 1, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Earlier this week, we had another amazing visit with our Project Career Launch students, but this time it featured an incredibly special guest! As you may remember, our last visit was with our CCP (Community College of Philadelphia) Project Career Launch students,...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 24, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Staff Spotlights
Truly the best thing about CIS is our staff: artists, educators, musicians, caregivers; people just out of school working by side with those who’ve found their way to us after careers in different areas. Whatever path we took to CIS, the common denominator among us is...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 17, 2023 | General
As we move further into April, we wanted to remind everyone that it’s World Autism Month, which is a chance to further increase understanding of autism so that we can continue to support and empower individuals with autism. Here at CIS, we provide...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 28, 2023 | Delaware, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Luke received a gold medal in the 3v3 games, while both Deshawn and Luke received silver medals in the 5v5 competition. Down to Delaware, where Deshawn and Luke brought home the hardware last weekend at a Special Olympics...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 24, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Our Project Career Launch programs (PCL) have gotten a lot of love in the news lately, and a recent classroom visit made clear why. Last Wednesday at Community College of Philadelphia’s West Campus, one of our PCL cohorts wore their best work clothes for a morning of...
