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 9, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give it up for Sarah, pictured here on her very first day of work at a local childcare and education center. Sarah was hired as a Classroom Aide, and couldn’t be more excited to begin a position where she gets to work with and educate...
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 | 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...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 24, 2022 | NDEAM
It’s a meaningful thing when hard work gets recognized, and that’s just what happened for David when he was offered more hours at work for doing such an outstanding job. David works in Delaware at a hospital in the Beebe Healthcare network. When we touched...
by Grady Chambers | Jul 26, 2022 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2022
Join us in giving some serious props to Josh, who’s maintained his high spirits even as he put in hard work on the hot days we’ve had over the past week. This update came in from his employment coach, Katrina. “On this hot summer day, Josh was...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 10, 2022 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2022
Show some love for DeShawn, who won first place in his 100 meter race at the Special Olympics USA Games, and is featured today on ESPN(!!!). We are utterly filled with joy and pride. DeShawn works at Chik-fil-A in Seaford, and is clearly a world-class athlete. He...
by Grady Chambers | Jun 2, 2022 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2022
A new job each day for the Month of May?? CIS did one better, with a whopping 32 participants landing new jobs last month across Pennsylvania and Delaware!Tyler is welcoming Philadelphians to summer baseball at Citizens Bank Park; Chaz (pictured) began an awesome job...
by Grady Chambers | May 19, 2022 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2022
Join us in congratulating our man Grant, who was recently named Employee of the Month for the outstanding job he’s doing on the Dining Team at the Terrace at Chestnut Hill. The Terrace is a retirement community housed in a historic mansion in Philly’s Chestnut Hill...
by Grady Chambers | May 2, 2022 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2022
Join us in celebrating Harvey on the kitchen team at The Mansion at Rosemont Hill, who was just named Employee of the Month!The historic Mansion at Rosemont is a senior living facility on the Main Line in suburban Philadelphia. When we stopped in to congratulate...
by Grady Chambers | Apr 26, 2022 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2022
With the NHL playoffs just around the corner, we’re excited to spotlight Kevin, and the excellent work he’s doing in his job at the Cadillac Grille in the Wells Fargo Center. Since starting there last October, Kevin has wowed his manager, co-workers, and his coaches...
