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Welcome to FCCLA:

The Ultimate Leadership Experience!


Family, Career and Community Leaders of of FCCLA online. Visit our website today
at www.fcclainc.org.
for students, Family and Consumer Sciences
programs, schools, community, and an adviser’s FCCLA National Programs
own professional development. New advisers Career Connection
Dynamic Leadership
program choices. The word “choices” is the key to FACTS (Families Acting for Community
survival and success.
Families First
What is FCCLA?
Financial Fitness
Family, Career and Community Leaders of
Japanese Exchange
Leaders at Work
national student organization that helps young
men and women become leaders and address Leadership Service in Action
important personal, family, work, and societal Power of One
issues through Family and Consumer Sciences STOP the Violence
education, or related courses as determined by (Students Taking on Prevention)
the state Department of Education. FCCLA has Student Body
more than 200,000 members and nearly 5,500
chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto Rico, Competitive Events
and the Virgin Islands. The organization has Family and Consumer Sciences Knowledge Bowl
involved more than ten million youth since its FCCLA Contests
founding in 1945.
Skill Demonstration Events
STAR Events (Students Taking Action
Who Are FCCLA Members?
with Recognition)
Any student who has taken a course in Family
and Consumer Sciences or a related course as
National Outreach Project
determined by the state Department of
FCCLA’s National Outreach Project is a national
Education through grade 12 is eligible for active
community service activity that gives our state
membership in an organized chapter within their
delegations/members opportunities to make a
school. Teachers can be involved too! Teachers
united impact concerning a need.
Family and Consumer Sciences Education can
serve as the FCCLA chapter adviser. Once the
National Meetings
FCCLA members and advisers travel to participate
as with the national organization, teachers/advisers in engaging workshops, listen to dynamic
will reap the rewards of integrating FCCLA into speakers, and network with other students and
their course curriculum. teachers from across the country.
Career and Technical Education Student Leadership Competitive Events
As a federally recognized Career and Technical Personal growth and leadership development are at FCCLA provides an opportunity to learn and lead
Student Organization (CTSO), FCCLA plays a role the forefront of the FCCLA Mission. By completing while competing for chapter, state, and national
in developing youth through classroom integration projects for service learning and participating in recognition. Competitions range from individual to
of FCCLA national programs, competitive events, competitive events, students gain important team opportunities and are focused on culinary arts,
and service learning projects. FCCLA partners with leadership skills they take with them for life. FCCLA fashion and interior design, education careers, com-
Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructors in
middle schools and high schools to maintain high who have demonstrated leadership skills in and out and life skills. Competitions can include presentations,
standards of education and demonstrate student of the classroom. Ten student members are chosen test-taking, and skill demonstrations and take place at
leadership related to the Mission and Purposes that to help lead the national organization. This team national conferences and most state conferences.
guide the organization. makes up the National Executive Council (NEC).
All of these opportunities develop students as they
prepare to move on to the next stage of life.

Family and Consumer Sciences Education


FCCLA is directly linked to Family and Consumer When starting a chapter it’s important not to get
Sciences (FACS) education through classroom Service Learning
instruction and chapter adviser involvement. FCCLA Service learning brings community service and community connections and project ideas when
chapter advisers are licensed in FACS education or a classroom learning together. FCCLA facilitates looking through all the FCCLA options. To read
more about National Programs and Competitive
to align with and instruct students in FACS education National programs highlight opportunities for
standards. Through classroom activities, competitive chapters to build unique service learning projects Do I Start?” section of the FCCLA Membership Kit.
events, and service learning projects, chapter advis- for their own communities. These can include
ers and student members demonstrate the important projects in nutrition, bullying, family relations, and
values of FACS education. Credit for attendance at endless other possibilities. The National Outreach
conferences and for adviser professional development www.fcclainc.org
to foster service learning opportunities related to
Association of Family and the FCCLA Mission by bringing together local
Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). projects focused on one area of need.

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