Gregg, a student in FCSN South Bay W.I.L.L. Day Program with major challenges in vision and dexterity, is adapting to online learning with the help of his mother and learning his way. Continue reading Overcoming Adversities Through Love and Dedication
TDS students share how life goes on during the pandemic, what they are doing to stay safe and keep themselves busy during this period of time. Continue reading Learning Without Boundaries Through FCSN Tailored Day Services (TDS)
“I want Turtleworks to have the same or higher quality product as other embroidery businesses as well as provide a training and volunteering opportunity for kids and young adults of all levels of disability…I want [the kids] to get training and improve the quality of their lives through providing jobs.” Read about how Sherry started a new venture amidst the pandemic. Continue reading Providing Life-Skills and Job Training Through Turtleworks : An Interview with Sherry Meng
Edward, a client of FCSN’s Tailored Day Services, writes about what he is doing since shelter-in-place. Continue reading Client Spotlight: Edward Chen
FCSN client Austin shares how the pandemic has affected him and what life style changes he is doing to adapt. Continue reading My Life During the Pandemic
Picking up painting as a hobby has blossomed into multiple opportunities as an artist. Continue reading Nurturing Possibilities Through Art: Kendra’s Journey
by Jim Chiao, co-founder of FCSN Let’s take a moment to remember our friend Yumin, who was a part of FCSN’s first group of youth volunteers. He passed away on Oct. 26 at the age of 38 after fighting cancer for the past 2 years. Yumin’s family was one of FCSN’s founding families in 1996, and Yumin joined as a youth volunteer in 1997 when … Continue reading Remembering Yumin
By Anna Kuang, FCSN Teen Volunteer You’ve heard from your friend how amazing FCSN is. You’ve read on this blog the many joys that volunteering brings. You feel encouraged by the pictures of smiling high schoolers and the beaming kids next to them. You’ve finished the Volunteer orientation and chosen the program you want to volunteer for. It’s 10am and your first ever lesson over … Continue reading Six and a Half Tips to Make Virtual Volunteering AWESOME!
By Sara Kuang, FCSN Teen Volunteer The mere mention of the acronym opens a very special place in my mind where warm snapshots of my childhood reside. Vignettes from the years I spent as a joyful, eager member of their Drama and Music Camps, and Saturday Gatherings cascade over relatively recent memories of being a volunteer at those same programs. I’ve been a member of … Continue reading My Family, My Passion, My Love
By Isabella He, FCSN Voices Youth Reporter For the 2020 FCSN fundraising gala, youth volunteers were invited to participate in fundraising and for the event for the first time in FCSN history. FCSN school clubs at UC Davis, Irvington High School, James Logan High School, Piedmont Hills, and BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, and Mission San Jose High School helped fundraise for FCSN. We are excited … Continue reading Youth Volunteers Participate in FCSN Annual Fundraising Gala
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