by Grady Chambers | Oct 4, 2024 | General, NDEAM, Staff Spotlights
A behind-the-scenes but crucial part of our success ensuring “good jobs for all” (this year’s NDEAM theme) is the work of our Benefits Counseling team, led by Angelina Bush. Benefits Counseling is a specialized service that greatly helps the people we support achieve...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 3, 2024 | General, NDEAM
Our celebration of NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month!) continues with this story on Danielle, a standout employee at Hampton Inn in Delaware, where she recently won a prize for her towel creation, “Crabby Abby.” Here’s the backstory: the team at...
by Grady Chambers | Oct 1, 2024 | General
Happy October everyone! It’s crisp, it’s festive, and it’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month! #NDEAM is a celebration of employees with disabilities and the tremendous contributions they make at work. It is also a time to celebrate the...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 30, 2024 | General
It’s all too rare in life to see your work recognized and celebrated, so please join us in giving heartfelt congratulations to CIS’s Susan Schonfeld, Christina Nicoletti, and Brandon Hopely, who were each honored at Friday’s Points of Transformation Awards...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 24, 2024 | General
Here at CIS, we are always grateful for our employer partners who empower our participants to foster their independence while working in a field of their choosing. For a throwback to National Disability Awareness Day, we want to celebrate three of our...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 19, 2024 | General
Celebration time, come on!! The weather may be cooling down, but our participants are still celebrating HOT milestones! Please give a warm hand to Kyle, who is celebrating his eighth anniversary in his job at Marshalls, where he has been a key team member since...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 16, 2024 | General
If it has to be Monday, at least the Eagles are playing on Monday Night Football! Check out this sweet vintage jacket one of our Project SEARCH participants is rocking in celebration. Project SEARCH allows high school students with disabilities to gain...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 11, 2024 | General
CIS recognizes the thousands of American Lives lost on September 11th, 2001.
by Grady Chambers | Sep 9, 2024 | General
This week is a meaningful one at CIS, as we join with organizations around the country celebrating Direct Support Professional Recognition Week! 🤲 DSP Recognition Week honors the work of those who devote themselves to helping people with disabilities find meaningful...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 6, 2024 | General
CIS offers ACRE Training in a Virtual Classroom! The 40-hour training takes place on 10 afternoons over the course of 3 weeks and provides an overview of the wide range of skills and knowledge needed to be a successful employment support professional. ACRE...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 5, 2024 | General
A local elementary school! A soul food restaurant! A social services department of the City of Philadelphia! What do all these places have in common? Each of them hired a CIS participant over the past month! 💚 From jobs as administrative assistants to positions as...
by Grady Chambers | Sep 3, 2024 | General
Give it up for Deshawn, who ended the summer a huge winner when he was named Athlete of the Year by the Delaware Special Olympics (!!!). That’s quite a feat, but for those who know Deshawn they won’t be surprised, since he’s an incredible athlete across a...
