4/20/19 Bunnies and Bonnets Easter Parade

On Saturday, 4/20, at 12 noon, FCSN was invited to join as the spotlight team at the Bunnies and Bonnets Easter Parade in Downtown Campbell. This year, the City of Campbell teamed up with the Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) and organizing a flash mob at the end of the parade. While FCSN musicians were playing on a parade float, FCSN members and dancers were … Continue reading 4/20/19 Bunnies and Bonnets Easter Parade

3/23/19 Special Needs Talent Showcase

FCSN held its fifth Special Needs Talent Showcase at the Santa Clara Convention Center Theater last Saturday , which provides opportunities for people with special needs to express themselves through music, songs, and dances. We again have a wonderful group of performers this year, and they played to the cheering of a capacity crowd of 600+. Under the expert coordination of Emcee Christopher Showerman, the … Continue reading 3/23/19 Special Needs Talent Showcase

8/19/2018 Special Family Fun Festival

On Sunday, 8/19, FCSN hosted a huge event for FCSN families and all Asian Families with loved ones with special needs. The festival was held at Always Dream Play Park in Fremont and the families were treated to music performances and a free lunch. This event was funded by Calif. State Department of Developmental Services for Asian Service Disparity Reduction. This is part of a … Continue reading 8/19/2018 Special Family Fun Festival

Job Training Program at FCSN’s Cafe

Do you know that the majority of people with disability are unemployed? As a matter of fact, in 2017, only 18.7% of persons with disability were employed according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics. To combat this situation, FCSN opened a coffee shop  “Friends Coffee & Tea” in April 2018. Furthermore, recently, FCSN has created a training program in our coffee shop to provide hands on … Continue reading Job Training Program at FCSN’s Cafe

SLS Summer Picnic 8/11

A few weeks ago, all FCSN SLS (Supported Living Service) parents and providers and staff received an email from Marie Cates, reminding us it’s time for our end of summer picnic at the PDLLC apartments behind our Fremont Center. On Friday, Aug 11th,  at around 5pm, people started to show up with their lawn chairs. Everyone helped setting up the tables and chairs. There were … Continue reading SLS Summer Picnic 8/11

7-10-2017 Taiwanese Aboriginal Group

On Monday, 7/10/2017, a group of aboriginals from Taiwan came to visit FCSN at our Fremont Center. They are 15 college students, from 7 different tribes – and surpisingly, they don’t understand each other in their native tongues as each has a different spoken language. For an hour, they sang songs without microphone and performed many dances. Their songs were simple yet penetrating, they touched … Continue reading 7-10-2017 Taiwanese Aboriginal Group