by Grady Chambers | Mar 7, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Another excellent “Day One” is in the books for one of our participants, James, who recently started a new position with the School District of Philadelphia. James was hired as a Support Assistant at a local middle school in Northeast Philly and has been an enormous...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 5, 2024 | General, News
What does the Philadelphia School District, a local used bookstore, and one of the best-loved thrift shops in the area all have in common? Each one hired a CIS participant over the past month! Those employers mark just a few of the great local businesses where...
by Grady Chambers | Mar 1, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
We all need a little sunshine in our life. You may recognize Lianne from previous stories, seen here sharing a smile and reminding us to look toward the light. Lianne has one of the coolest jobs we know of at the School District of Philadelphia, where she...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 27, 2024 | Employer Focused, General, News
At CIS, we aim to empower people with disabilities through individual employment opportunities that foster self-sustainability for our participants. We want our participants to see the value they bring to the business they work for, and help them live a life of...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 14, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Our participants work hard to prepare for their jobs, including training on updated safety protocols. You may recognize Regina, who we’ve spotlighted several times before for her excellent work as an employee at Philly Schools. Regina has been working in the School...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 13, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Let’s give a big round of applause to Richard, a CIS participant celebrating his one-year anniversary at work 👏! 👏. Richard works at Temple University, where he was hired by Aramark to work in one of the campus dining halls, and he’s been rocking the house ever since....
by Grady Chambers | Feb 8, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News
A core part of our work is understanding—and responding to—the intersecting challenges faced by a person with disabilities when that individual also embodies another marginalized identity. Nowhere is that reality more illuminated than in Sami Schalk’s 2022 book, Black...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 6, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Give it up for Nic, who recently received some nice recognition for the great he’s doing in his position at Lowe’s. Nic has been working there since 2021. In three years, Nic has learned and excelled at the ins and outs of his daily job responsibilities, and...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 5, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
2024 is off to a roaring start at CIS, where 29 participants started new jobs in January! 🤯 From the Philadelphia School District to the Wells Fargo Center, from positions as printmakers to jobs as administrative assistants, line chefs, and salespeople, CIS...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 30, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Staff Spotlights
Hit the ‘like’ button for all our participants and staff who attended last week’s LIFE Conference, Delaware’s premier conference on disability. While we had a number of CIS staff-members attend the conference, it was really our participants who played a...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 25, 2024 | Delaware, General, News, Participant Stories
We had an absolute blast hanging out at Dogfish Head for two nights of food, beer, and fundraising over the course of January! The night was a huge hit, with a great mix of CIS staff and participants (and their families and friends too) coming out to Dogfish Head for...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 22, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Did you know that The School District of Philadelphia has a Print Shop? Not only that, but CIS participant Nicholas just had his first day working there, and he’s already looking like a pro! Nick was hired at the District’s Print Shop in early January. In his first...
