FCSN Youth Volunteer Katherine He shares her journey from being a sibling to her special needs brother, to volunteering as a teacher for the special needs community at FCSN. During these 3 years of volunteering at FCSN, she has come to learn more about her special needs students, her brother’s friendships with his volunteers, and her own passions. Continue reading From Special Needs Sibling to FCSN Volunteer
FCSN East Bay Day Program Manager Vivian Largusa details how life changed for her since early 2020: welcoming a newborn into the family, returning to work while adjusting to shelter-in-place, and pivoting to provide virtual classes and alternative services to FCSN clients. Continue reading New Challenges Become A New Norm
Adjusting to virtual classes was difficult for FCSN South Bay Adult Day Program Teacher Ramona Diaz at first. But slowly she learned and became adjusted to the new norm along with her clients. Continue reading FCSN and I
Youth volunteer Jennie Wang shares her story teaching violin to her special needs student through FCSN’s SNTutoring Program. Continue reading Connecting through Music with SNTutoring
FCSN East Bay Adult Day Program teacher, Wendy Hoang, shares the various reasons why she is so committed to her job at FCSN. Continue reading I LOVE FCSN
FCSN East Bay Program Director Nayeli Toto shares how her teams immediately created a full spectrum of virtual classes to adapt to shelter-in-place with the aid of keeping clients’ minds engaged and learning while keeping their bodies strong. Continue reading FCSN Remote Services
South Bay W.I.L.L. student Alan Hwan shares with us how he keeps himself busy these days. His days are full with exercises, virtual classes, as well as leisure time for watching videos, playing music, playing games, and chatting with friends. Continue reading My Very Own Busy Life During Shelter-in-Place
For the first three months of shelter-in-place, Angie was so scared in the beginning because of the Coronavirus, and didn’t want to join the virtual day program classes because of not being confident enough to navigate the Zoom features. But slowly she gained the confidence to adapt by learning and trying new things, even going back to work at TJMaxx. Continue reading Fun Exploration Beyond My Comfort Zone
FCSN Voices is launching FCSN Futures, a series of articles celebrating the experiences, graduations, and lives of the special needs community’s class of 2021. If you know anyone who is graduating from high school or post secondary this year, please help us reach them by making a referral. Continue reading Introducing: FCSN Futures!
This past year was unbelievable! Unexpected things happened and required that we at FCSN adjust everything to challenges we were experiencing. Yet, there are positive things that have resulted in our lives, such as learning to use new technologies, time for fitness and hobbies, and more appreciation for the natural world. Continue reading Positivity and Silver Lining Through SIP
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