WHAT IS FCCLA®
WHAT IS FCCLA®
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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA®), is a national career and technical student organization (CTSO) that focuses on personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation opportunities for students in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education. FCCLA® aims to help students develop life skills, such as leadership, communication, and decision-making, through various activities, projects, and competitions. The organization provides a platform for students to work on projects related to families, careers, and communities, emphasizing the importance of balancing work and family life, understanding consumer issues, and being active community members.
WHAT HAPPENS IN FCCLA®
WHAT HAPPENS IN FCCLA®
Involvement in FCCLA® offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life-planning, goal setting, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal communication; skills that are necessary for the home and workplace.
FCCLA® offers opportunities for students to participate in leadership conferences, competitive events, and community service projects, which are designed to help them become more responsible citizens and prepare for their future careers. The organization also emphasizes the importance of strong family relationships and the role of the family in society.
FCCLA® BY THE NUMBERS
FCCLA® BY THE NUMBERS
In the 2023-2024 school year, FCCLA® had a national membership comprised of 243,957 students, 7,330 advisers, and 5,357 chapters.
Texas FCCLA® had the #1 overall membership in Student Members, Advisers, and Affiliated Chapters.
OUR CREED
OUR 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.
OUR MISSION
OUR 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 communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.
OUR PURPOSES
OUR PURPOSES
To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life.
To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society.
To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community.
To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony.
To promote greater understanding between youth and adults.
To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society.
To promote Family and Consumer Sciences and related occupations.
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