FCSN’s Very First Scholarship Fund of 2021

This year, FCSN decided to award a scholarship fund of $5,000 each to three youth volunteers, who have given their all to FCSN and the entire special needs community. Ashika Kuchhangi, Charis Ling, and Rachel Huynh are prospective students with promising futures, who have certainly proven their dedication and commitment to FCSN. Read more about these amazing youth volunteers. Continue reading FCSN’s Very First Scholarship Fund of 2021

2021 Gala Press Conference

Oct. 22, at noon, FCSN gala team held a press conference for the media at the new Osgood site in Fremont. Co-chairmen Yee Yeen Wang and James Chiao set the agenda and Yee- Yeen presided over the meeting. The meeting was also attended by FCSNโ€™s other gala committee members: Jason Hwan, Peter Chan, CK Lee, Anna Wang, Sylvia Yeh, Lilian Lin, Albert Wang, and Limin Hu. Before the meeting started, the reporters got a guided tour around the new facility. Continue reading 2021 Gala Press Conference

ย FCSN Voicesย ๆ‹›ๅ‹Ÿๅฎถ้•ท็พฉๅทฅ

ๆ‚จๆ˜ฏๅฆๅธŒๆœ›็œ‹ๅˆฐๆ›ดๅคš็š„ๆ–‡็ซ ๅ ฑๅฐŽๆœ‰้—œ็‰นๆฎŠไบบๅฃซ็š„ๆ•…ไบ‹๏ผŸๆ‚จๆ˜ฏๅฆ้ก˜ๆ„ๅนซๅŠฉๆๅ‡FCSN็š„็ŸฅๅๅบฆไปฅๅŠๅฐ็‰นๆฎŠไบบๅฃซๅ•้กŒ็š„้—œๆณจ๏ผŸๆ‚จๆ˜ฏๅฆ้ก˜ๆ„ๅƒ่ˆ‡ๅˆฐFCSN็š„ๅทฅไฝœๆดปๅ‹•ไธญ๏ผŸ่ซ‹ๅŠ ๅ…ฅFCSN Voicesย ๅœ˜้šŠๅŠฉๆˆ‘ๅ€‘ไธ€่‡‚ไน‹ๅŠ›! Continue reading ย FCSN Voicesย ๆ‹›ๅ‹Ÿๅฎถ้•ท็พฉๅทฅ

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่ฏไบบ็‰นๆฎŠๅ…’็ซฅไน‹ๅ‹ๅพž่ถ…้Ž2000ไปฝ็คพๅ€ๅŸบ้‡‘็š„็”ณ่ซ‹ไธญ่„ซ็ฉŽ่€Œๅ‡บ๏ผŒๆˆ็‚บๅ…ฅๅœ็š„200ๅ€‹ๅ…ฌ็›Š็ต„็น”ไน‹ไธ€ใ€‚FCSN็™ผๅ‹•็คพๅ€็š„ๅŠ›้‡ๆŠ•็ฅจ๏ผŒๆˆ็‚บ2020ๅนดๅบฆๅฐ็คพๅ€ๆœ‰้‡ๅคง็ฉๆฅตๅฝฑ้Ÿฟ็š„40ๅ€‹ๅ…ฌ็›Šๆ€ง็ต„็น”ไน‹ไธ€ใ€‚State Farmๅ…ฌๅธไปฃ่กจ็‘ชๅˆฉไบž็Ž‹๏ผˆMaria Wong๏ผ‰่กจ็คบ๏ผšใ€Œๆˆ‘็š„ๅฎถๅบญไฝœ็‚บFCSN็š„ๆˆๅ“กๅทฒ็ถ“่ถ…้Ž20ๅนดไบ†๏ผŒๆˆ‘็š„ๅญฉๅญไนŸๅ—ๅˆฐFCSNๅพˆๅคง็š„ๅนซๅŠฉใ€‚ๅพˆๆฆฎๅนธ่ƒฝ็‚บ้€™ๆจฃไธ€ๅฎถ่‡ดๅŠ›ๆ–ผๆœๅ‹™็คพๅ€็š„็ต„็น”ๆไพ›ๅนซๅŠฉใ€‚ใ€ Continue reading ่ฏไบบ็‰นๆฎŠๅ…’็ซฅไน‹ๅ‹ ็ฒState Farm่ณ‡ๅŠฉ2.5่ฌๅ…ƒ

FCSN Awarded Top 40 Non-Profit Organization in the US

โ€œWelcome to Friends Coffee and Tea, how can I help you today?โ€ FCSN trainee greets customers at the checkout counter of Friends Coffee and Tea. Since the pandemic began, Friends Coffee and Tea has been closed for over a year. Recently, it has been able to be reopened, resuming on-the-job training opportunities for special needs individuals. It is programs like this that allowed Friends of Children with Special Needs to be awarded Top 40 Non-Profit Organization by State Farm Neighborhood Assist. Continue reading FCSN Awarded Top 40 Non-Profit Organization in the US

Sesame Workshop and Exceptional Minds Launch New Resources for Children With Autism and Their Families

The Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children initiative aims to increase public awareness of autism, foster greater empathy and understanding, and support families with free resources to help them navigate everyday moments and challenges. FCSN is honored to partner with Sesame Workshop to translate the books into Chinese languages. Continue reading Sesame Workshop and Exceptional Minds Launch New Resources for Children With Autism and Their Families

25th Anniversary Virtual Gala Invitation

FCSN will celebrate its 25th Anniversary, the re-opening of our centers and the acquisition of the Osgood property, with a fundraising virtual gala โ€œExpand Our Dreamโ€ on Nov. 6, 2021. We warmly invite you and your friends to participate in this very special event. With your support, we can expand our facility and our dream to help many more special needs individuals and families. Continue reading 25th Anniversary Virtual Gala Invitation

Friends Coffee & Tea: Yes, We Are Back!! 

After 17 months of being temporarily closed due to the pandemic, Friends Coffee & Tea finally reopened on July 19, 2021. With a new and improved website and social media presence, and delicious menu items to celebrate this grand reopening, staff members are excited to welcome customers back and provide essential job training to special needs individuals. Continue reading Friends Coffee & Tea: Yes, We Are Back!!