by Grady Chambers | May 17, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Spring is here, and it’s truly feeling like a season of renewal. In that spirit, we’re excited to celebrate Malik being hired at Sprouts Farmers Market. This is Malik’s very first job. He said he was nervous at first, but in just two months he’s taken on a range of...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 30, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
It may have been Earth Day, but we were absolutely over the moon to see one of our favorite businesses featured on the Today Show!!! This morning’s show spotlights Dance Happy Designs, a sustainability-minded screen printing business based just outside of Philly and...
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 | Feb 18, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
CIS Delaware – Sussex County is proud to place the spotlight on a long time participant of ours: David. He’s celebrating 4 years of successful employment at Applebee’s in Seaford, Delaware. David joined Applebee’s back in 2016 as a part-time dishwasher working...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 10, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
We’re celebrating CIS’ 30th anniversary, and we’re excited to highlight a trailblazing partnership that’s helped equip young people in Philadelphia with the skills to succeed in their future careers. For seven years, we’ve worked with Simon Gratz, a Mastery...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 3, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
The first job numbers from the new year are in, and we’re floored and joyful to announce that a remarkable 30 participants across PA and Delaware started exciting new jobs in the month of January!From a job in Food Services at Einstein Medical Center, to sales...
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 12, 2021 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2021
We’re excited to kick off our 30th anniversary celebration by honoring Ron, a participant who’s been with CIS nearly as long as CIS has existed. He retired last month from his job at Wawa, where he’s been a cherished presence for 25 years.Ron got his start there in...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 11, 2021 | General, Participant Stories
As we flip the calendars to 2021, we want to look back one last time at a strong end to a hard year, and celebrate our amazing team of Business Development Specialists, who last month placed 15 people in brand new jobs across Pennsylvania and Delaware. A number of CIS...
