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FCCLA’s Mission

FCCLA’s Mission.

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FCCLA’s Mission

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  1. FCCLA’s Mission • To promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communications, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

  2. Creed • We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. • We face the future with warm courage and high hope. • For we have the clear consciousness of seeking old and precious values. • For we are the builders of homes, • Homes for America’s future, • Homes where living will be the expression of everything that is good and fair, • Homes where truth and love and security and faith will be realities, not dreams. • We are the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. • We face the future with warm courage and high hope.

  3. Purposes • 1. To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life. • 2. To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society. • 3. To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community. • 4. To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony. • 5. To promote greater understanding between youth and adults. • 6. To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities. • 7. To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today’s society. • 8. To promote Family and Consumer Sciences education and related occupations.

  4. Who is eligible to be a member? • Any student who is taking or has taken a course in Family and Consumer Sciences, or acceptable course as determined by the state Department of Education (middle school through grade 12), is eligible for active membership in an organized chapter within their school. Once the state and national dues are paid, the student will be an official affiliated member. Affiliated members are eligible to hold office, make motions, and vote. Affiliated members can expect to receive Teen Times magazine, a membership card, and all the privileges that come with being a member of the only Career and Technical Student Organization with family as its central focus.

  5. Why FCCLA? • College and career preparation including scholarship opportunities • Develops personal leadership skills • Allows students to have a voice in their families and communities • Recognizes youth achievement through awards • Travel • Competitions • Strengthen home and family life • Prepare for community living as responsible citizens • Experience the connection between career and technical and academic skills • Improve self-esteem • Practice creative and critical thinking

  6. Why FCCLA (continued)? • Understand yourself and your relationships with others • Develop a personal leadership style • Identify concerns, make decisions, and carry out activities • Experience the satisfaction of helping others • Observe Family and Consumer Sciences-related careers • Build supportive relationships with teachers in a less formal atmosphere • Achieve established performance standards and competencies

  7. National Programs • FCCLA provides a menu of programs with ready-to-use materials to guide students through creating and carrying out projects. The national programs encourage members to enhance their personal growth and leadership development skills. As students plan projects and execute ideas, they experience the satisfaction of making a difference in their own lives, their families, their schools, and their communities.

  8. Career Connection • A national program that guides students to link their options and skills for success in their families, careers, and communities. • In conjunction with the Career Connection national program, Leaders at Work recognizes FCCLA members who create projects to strengthen leadership skills on the job.

  9. Community Service • A national program that guides students to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate projects that improve the quality of life in their communities.

  10. Families First • A national peer education program through which students gain a better understanding of how families work and learn skills to become strong family members. • In conjunction with Families First, Japanese Exchange is a scholarship opportunity for FCCLA members to travel to Japan for four-to-six weeks as an exchange student. This scholarship is funded by the Kikkoman Corporation and administered by Youth For Understanding-USA. Scholarships are worth more than $6,995 each.

  11. Financial Fitness • A national peer education program that involves students teaching one another how to make, save, and spend money wisely.

  12. Power of One • A national program designed to help students find and use their personal power. Members set their own goals, work to achieve them, and enjoy the results.

  13. STOP the Violence—Students Taking on Prevention • A national peer education program that empowers students with attitudes, skills, and resources in order to recognize, report, and reduce youth violence.

  14. FCCLA Contests • FCCLA contests allow students to use creativity to express the FCCLA spirit. Contests take place each year and are announced n the FCCLA national website. Visit today to find current opportunities.

  15. STAR Events Competitions • Advocacy* • Applied Technology • Career Investigation • Chapter Service Project Display • Chapter Service Project Manual • Chapter Showcase Display • Chapter Showcase Manual • Culinary Arts* • Early Childhood* • Entrepreneurship • Environmental Ambassador • Fashion Construction • Fashion Design • Focus on Children • Food Innovations • Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation • Illustrated Talk • Interior Design • Interpersonal Communications • Job Interview • Leadership • Life Event Planning • National Programs in Action • Nutrition and Wellness • Parliamentary Procedure • Promote and Publicize FCCLA! • Recycle and Redesign • Teach and Train* • Online STAR Events: • Digital Stories for Change • Virtual Poster • “No Kid Hungry” National Outreach Project • (*Events offered to Postsecondary Membership)

  16. FCCLA Advisers Ms Hickman – room 43 MsCassell – room 45 Term dues $8 Year dues $12 Meetings after school Tuesday’s . Will conduct lessons and information for all during class.

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