by Grady Chambers | Jun 21, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Nakisha is on a roll, and a smile this wide deserves to be shared. Nakisha recently started at St. John Neumann Center, a rehabilitation and care facility where she works preparing meals in the kitchen. Nakisha told us she was a bit nervous at first, but now she has...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 20, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Quentin, who is celebrating his one-year anniversary in his job at Wawa! Quentin was hired exactly one year ago to the day, but he’s already a veteran presence at the store, where he stocks, cleans, provides customer assistance, and as you can see from...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 1, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
Join us in giving a big shout-out to Ray, pictured here on “Day One” of his new job at Wawa. Described as motivated and friendly, often chatting with his coworkers on break, Ray has been a phenomenal help in his new position thus far. Within the last few weeks, he has...
by Grady Chambers | May 16, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Our participants are not only hard workers but also disability advocates and board members. One of our participants, Matthew, was recently appointed to The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware’s Board of Directors at their Annual Meeting! Matthew is 22 years...
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 9, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023, School to Work Transition
Project Career Launch (PCL) students are certified famous as we have another PCL story to share, this one is PCL interns at Chestnut Hill College! On a recent Tuesday, they were celebrated for the great job they did this year as interns at the college. 5 students...
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 26, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Last week rocked for CIS student participants in Delaware, many of whom attended the Mission Possible Conference, put on by CIS and the Caesar Rodney School District 📙. The event connected students with disabilities to hands-on workshops and information sessions where...
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 14, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
If you grew up watching football in the late 90s, you might better remember Dick Vermeil as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams or the (boo) Kansas City Chiefs, but it was a welcome reminder to get this picture and recall that he was the Eagles coach in the mid-80s...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 5, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Hit that like button for David (known affectionately by all his co-workers as ‘Dave’) who works on the Dining Team at Villanova’s Donahue Hall. Dave’s been working there since 2017, and has become a beloved presence at Donahue: he never misses work, he’s always on...
