Written By: James Chiao, Osgood Project Lead & FCSN Co-Chair

For the past dozen years or so, on and off, FCSN had been looking for ways to expand its facility in Fremont due to the long waiting lists, and the lack of space for offices and programs. Finally, in May 2021, FCSN acquired an 18000 sf building at 42080 Osgood Rd in Fremont. In 2022, FCSN design team worked with architects from T Square Consulting Group and completed the initial design for the building’s renovation.

By Dec 2022, we chose to work with a reputable general building contractor “Pacific General Construction” (PGC) to refine the scope and identify additional cost-saving measures. We submitted our plan as a revision in March 2023, and PGC started the demolition at the same time. We are glad to have PGC as a partner as the following photos show the tremendous progress PGC has made so far during the past seven months. 

The construction is now 95% complete, and we hope to reach 100% by the end of October. Soon after, we plan to move in with our Finance and Admin Dept., followed by community-based program in Q1, 2024, and other vendorized programs in Q2, 2024. Once established, Osgood Center will become our new headquarters.

The idea of building a community center began in 2000 with the conception of our Dream Project. In 2006, FCSN built its Dream Center, now Chenming & Margaret Hu Center, in Fremont, and in 2017 South Bay Center in San Jose. Now, we are so fortunate to have the opportunity to repeat our Dream Project again. If you feel our project is worthwhile and you share our vision of building a community for our special children and their families, please support us with a donation. Please contact me at jim_chiao@yahoo.com, Limin at liminhu@gmail.com, or Albert at aybwang@comcast.net should you have any questions.