Community, Events, News, News/Events, Special Interest, Work & Job training

Friends Coffee & Tea: Empowering the Special Needs Community

Newsletter #1

First started in April 2018, Friends Coffee & Tea is no ordinary coffee shop. In addition to offering a wide and unique array of drinks and pastries, it is a community mainly operated by special needs individuals where they can make friends and learn. In collaboration with FCSN, the larger mission of Friends Coffee & Tea is to provide workplace training for special needs individuals, who face high unemployment rates. At this shop, they have opportunities to learn shop management skills, exercise their creativity through baking, crafts, and art, and gain experience in a work environment. Continue reading Friends Coffee & Tea: Empowering the Special Needs Community

fcsnvoicesAugust 4, 2022October 10, 2022Leave a comment

Adult Programs, FCSN Stories, Programs, Staff

Looking Forward

The pandemic was a challenge for staff, clients, and families who had to adjust to tremendous changes within a short period of time. East Bay ADP Director Vivian Largusa details the struggles endured during the last year as well as the joys of reopening. Continue reading Looking Forward

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Clients, FCSN Stories

In Awe and Happy to Return to a Normal FCSN Life

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

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Community, FCSN Stories, News/Events, Staff

Warm and Precious Welcome Back

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

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Community, FCSN Stories, Parents

Sufen’s 2000+ Handmade Masks

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

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