by Grady Chambers | Feb 27, 2023 | General, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
CIS is in the news, and we are so gratified to see our Project Career Launch and Project SEARCH programs featured in such a big way! On your coffee break, check out this Billy Penn article about the programs and the big impact they make in the lives of students with...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 24, 2023 | Delaware, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for CIS participant Jeremy (pictured on the right), who raised nearly $800 for the Special Olympics in Delaware! The fundraising event was part of the Polar Bear Plunge. Moments before the picture was taken, Jeremy handed in his money,...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 20, 2023 | Delaware, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
From Philadelphia to Delaware, the support never stops! Check out two of our participants, Dewayne and Mary, who both work at the Center at Eden Hill. Dewayne is a former Project SEARCH Intern who was initially offered part-time employment as a dishwasher at Eden...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 17, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Take a second to congratulate Alexis on his one-year anniversary working at Holy Family University! Alexis first started as a dishwasher in September 2021 and flourished. Within the last year, his role expanded to general cleaning and customer service work in the...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 10, 2023 | Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Kudos to Mount Airy’s Weavers Way Co-op, which recently celebrated 50 years of providing nutritious, high-quality foods in the Philadelphia area! Weavers Way was created to bring quality food to Philadelphia communities, and to give those same communities a stake in...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 8, 2023 | Black History Month, News
It’s Black History Month, and we’re celebrating Black trailblazers in the disability rights community. Bessie Blount Griffin (1914-2009) was an innovator and disability advocate; she was primarily credited for making the first form of assistive technology for soldiers...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 6, 2023 | News, Staff Spotlights
Truly the very 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. However one came to CIS, the common denominator is a...
by Grady Chambers | Feb 1, 2023 | Black History Month, News
February is Black History Month, and as we spend it remembering the history, struggles, and achievements of African Americans in the United States, we also want to amplify the work of Black trailblazers—past and present—in the disability rights community. ...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 30, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give a cheer for Derick, who’s now employed by the very same Philly School District school he once attended! After getting his start in the working world in a Food Services position at a local hospitality...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 25, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Two high fives for Denise as she celebrates her 5-year work anniversary at ACME! When we stopped in last week, we couldn’t fail to recognize her hard work and earnest attitude as she was going back and forth to restock shopping bins as customers...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 18, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hit that like button for Darnell, pictured here on a recent morning taking a well-deserved work break for some hot coffee. Since 2021, Darnell’s been working at a local elementary school, where he prepares hot...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 4, 2023 | Art Works, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
2022 ended with a bang for Woodley White, who’s the star of the show at Summertime Gallery in NYC. The New Year got off to a tremendous start for Woodley White, who’s the star of the show at Summertime Gallery in NYC. In December, Woodley traveled to New York to...
