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 1, 2024 | Black History Month, General, News
Happy February, everyone! Today marks the start of Black History Month. All month long we’ll be sharing a range of resources and stories touching on Black history and disability rights, from spotlighting Black trailblazers in the disability community to sharing...
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...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 19, 2024 | Employer Focused, General, News, Staff Spotlights
Recently, our Director of Operations, Kelly Carrol, and Director of Employment Services, Melissa Good, had the fantastic opportunity to attend the 2024 Everyday Lives Conference in Hershey, PA! The Everyday Lives Conference is a training conference hosted by the...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 17, 2024 | General, Participant Stories, School to Work Transition
At CIS, we love to spotlight our standout employer-partners doing so much to provide meaningful employment opportunities to CIS participants. One of them is Aramark, who recently hired not one but three Project SEARCH participants in customer service positions at the...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 15, 2024 | General
Today, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and celebrate his extraordinary legacy. We remember his tireless efforts to end systemic racial discrimination in this country, even as that struggle continues today. Dr. King’s vision for a nation and a...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 12, 2024 | General, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Ready, Set, CIS! The Eagles are flying into the playoffs, and we couldn’t be prouder of our CIS game day staff, who all season long played a key part in making the Philadelphia Eagles home games such a success. Pictured are two of our participants–Amira and...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 11, 2024 | General, News, Staff Spotlights
What a fun first night of food, beer, friends, and fundraising at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats!!! These fantastic pictures are from last Wednesday when Dog Fish Head welcomed CIS to the restaurant as part of the brewery’s series of Benevolence Nights supporting...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 8, 2024 | General, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
2024 is the year of progress, and one of our Delaware participants is already embodying that ethos in her new job. Gloria, a new employee at Micheal’s, was recognized by her our own Kate Holzbaur as going above and beyond! In October, Gloria started as a temp-to-hire...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 4, 2024 | General, News
2023 was a truly great and impactful year at CIS: nearly 3,000 individuals received general workforce services in PA and DE; 320 participants started brand new jobs; CIS participants went to work at over 120 different employers; and all of them were connected to...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 26, 2023 | General, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
The festivities are not over yet! One of our participants is still in high spirits as she celebrates the holidays in the wake of completing a huge milestone! Elizabeth graduated from our Project SEARCH – Bayhealth program in May. The skills she developed in the...
