Are you a special needs student graduating in 2022? Do you know anyone who is graduating from high school or post secondary this year? Helps us celebrate their experiences, graduations, and lives in the FSCN Futures series. Nominate them here! Continue reading FCSN Futures Celebrating 2022 Graduates
It is often said, “From small beginnings come great things.” For ten years, FCSN Co-Chairperson Jim Chiao collected spare coins in a large plastic bottle at his house. As the coins began to accumulate, Chiao started to consider what to do with them, and finally after much thought, he came up with a brilliant idea, which gave rise to FCSN’s Coin Bank Project. Continue reading FCSN Coin Bank Project: the Power of Small Ideas
Earlier last month, Dream Achiever had its first in-person performance of the year: a celebration of Lunar New Year. The pandemic put their live performances on hold for over a year, and the band had only recently resumed their in-person concerts in June 2021. Band manager and parent Anna Wang shared the experiences of the band members as they navigated online performances and the inability to interact with their audience, as well as the joy of returning to in-person performances. Continue reading Dream Achiever’s 2022 Premiere
After more than a year of at-home Zoom classes, FCSN East Bay Adult Day Program client Felicia was very happy to go back to in-person classes at FCSN. She shares her excitement when she learned the good news, and her appreciation of being able to go back to FCSN. Continue reading In Awe and Happy to Return to a Normal FCSN Life
Alice Jen, Greg Hebert, and Lawrence Wang are talented musicians with autism who have given countless performances all over the world, changing the public’s perceptions of people with special needs. To get to where they are today, each of them experienced very different journeys, both in terms of music and in their personal lives. Continue reading The Gift of Music–The Inspirational Story of the Dream Achievers Band
After the pandemic forced FCSN to move programs online for an extended period of time, the gradual ease in health and safety restrictions finally allowed FCSN staff to prepare for the reopening of in-person classes everyone has been looking forward to. South Bay WILL Training Program Manager Annabelle Foz shares how the staff came together to meet the tall order with passion and dedication, and detailed the steps FCSN followed to prepare for a smooth and safe reopening. Continue reading Warm and Precious Welcome Back
FCSN South Bay Work Integration Learn Live (W.I.L.L.) program client Kevin Chou describe the many exciting activities and learning opportunities at FCSN that make his life fulfilling. Continue reading A New and Fulfilling Adventure at FCSN
Many parents of special needs individuals not only volunteer in causes related to their children, they also find ways give back to the community at large. One can easily see the thoughtfulness and care going into each of Sufen’s homemade masks, which she insists on giving away for free. Continue reading Sufen’s 2000+ Handmade Masks
Nirali Gandhi is a client at FCSN Tailored Day Services (TDS). She writes about how she adjusted to online lessons during the pandemic, and the joy she felt being able to see her friends in-person again. Continue reading Joyful FCSN Reopening
在具高度傳染性的歐米克隆環繞下，家長們擔心寒假後返校子女的健康和安全，以及疫苗是否能保護孩子免受病毒侵害的疑慮。華人特殊兒童之友外展與家庭支持團隊了解家長的擔憂，再次邀請王彥邦醫師 Dr. Albert Wang 於今年 1 月 14 日回到每週五的粵語和華語家長支持會與大家討論這個重要的議題，分享他對 COVID-19 的專業知識以及傳遞防疫新知。 Continue reading 從醫師的觀點您需要知道關於歐米克隆(Omicron) 的知識
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