When the World Turns Upside Down, Be Still, My Soul

โ€œWhen disappointment, grief and fear are gone. Sorrow forgot; love’s purest joys restored. Be still, my soul, when change and tears are past. All safe and blessed, we shall meet at last.โ€ I tell myself, โ€œBe still, my soul when the world is turning upside down. We will meet again with joy and tears on our faces after being through thorny ways.โ€ FCSN Executive Business Director Sylvia Yeh shares her thoughts on adjusting to the pandemic. Continue reading When the World Turns Upside Down, Be Still, My Soul

Bringing Individuals With Special Needs to the Virtual World

Adult Day Program Coordinator Jake Haw details the activity changes made to bring clients to the virtual world. Classes include physical fitness, social development, academic, and creativity classes. There are also special theme days, such as Hat Day, or Book Day, to generate extra enthusiasm among the clients. Continue reading Bringing Individuals With Special Needs to the Virtual World

FCSN3ๆœˆ30ๆ—ฅ็‚บ็‰นๆฎŠไบบๅฃซๆ‰“็–ซ่‹— ๅทฒๆœ‰150้ ็ด„

่ฏไบบ็‰นๆฎŠๅ…’็ซฅไน‹ๅ‹ๆœƒ(FCSN)17ๆ—ฅ่กจ็คบ๏ผŒๅŠ ๅทžๆ”ฟๅบœๅฐ‡็‰นๆฎŠไบบๅฃซ็ฌฆๅˆๆ–ฝๆ‰“็–ซ่‹—็š„ๆ™‚้–“๏ผŒๅพž6ๆœˆๆๅ‰ๅˆฐ3ๆœˆ15ๆ—ฅ๏ผŒๅณๅพž15ๆ—ฅ่ตทๅœจๅ…จๅทž็ฏ„ๅœๅ…ง็‰นๆฎŠไบบๅฃซ๏ผŒ้ƒฝ็ฌฆๅˆ็–ซ่‹—็š„ๆ–ฝๆ‰“่ณ‡ๆ ผใ€‚่€Œๅœจๆ—ฉๅ…ˆ๏ผŒ็‰นๆฎŠไบบๅฃซ็š„ๅฎถไบบ็ญ‰้•ทๆœŸ็…ง่ญทไบบๅ“ก๏ผŒๅทฒ็ถ“็ฌฆๅˆไบ†็–ซ่‹—็š„ๆŽฅ็จฎ่ณ‡ๆ ผใ€‚ Continue reading FCSN3ๆœˆ30ๆ—ฅ็‚บ็‰นๆฎŠไบบๅฃซๆ‰“็–ซ่‹— ๅทฒๆœ‰150้ ็ด„

Teaching Art from Home โ€“ creating fun art videos for FCSN

FCSN Youth Volunteer Natalie Hsia was teaching arts at South Bay Family Gathering but had to move her lessons online after the pandemic began. Even though she had no previous experience recording video lessons, Natalie took on the challenge so that she can continue to teach students. Continue reading Teaching Art from Home โ€“ creating fun art videos for FCSN

Presidentโ€™s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) 2020

The year 2020 was an exceptional year as shelter-in-place forced FCSN to convert many in-person programs to virtual programs or online learning classes. The efforts of our outstanding volunteers vastly improved the quality of life for many special needs children and adults. Here are the winners of the President’s Volunteer Service Award 2020. Continue reading Presidentโ€™s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) 2020

Our Clientsโ€™ Voice Matters

LIFE Program Coordinator Monica Gonzalez describes how Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) evolved during shelter-in-place, allowing for the clients with more opportunities to voice their opinions, concerns, and ideas on how their program should function. This Person-Centered Planning (PCP) approach is facilitated by the weekly Client Councils, in which clients discuss new class options and plan for upcoming holiday parties. Continue reading Our Clientsโ€™ Voice Matters