FCCLA
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
About FCCLA
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education in public and private school through grade 12. FCCLA offers intra-curricular resources and opportunities for students to pursue careers that support families. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.
Today, more than 200,000 members from 5,253 chapters are active in a network of associations in 48 states, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The work of FCCLA helps students and teachers focus on a variety of youth concerns, including parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, sustainability, nutrition and fitness, teen violence, and career preparation in four specific Career Pathways. 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—necessary in the home and workplace.
FCCLA members will strengthen skills, forge friendships, and make a positive difference in today’s world through participation in Competitive Events, serving in leadership positions, attending conferences across the nation, networking with youth leaders, and attaining essential college- and career-ready skills.
Your Contribution Can Make A Significant Difference
We are excited for our FCCLA chapter to grow their leadership skills this year. Our chapter members are working diligently to prepare themselves for their S.T.A.R. Event Competitions (Students Taking Action with Recognition) and the leadership program called Power of One. I am so proud of all the work that has been put in by everyone involved in our chapter.
We are collecting monetary donations to help our students attend leadership conferences, sponsor FCS Day on December 3, sponsor FCCLA Week in February, attend the State Leadership Conference in March, and the National Leadership Conference this summer. These are amazing opportunities for our students that contribute to their life experience and career readiness.
In an effort to avoid an intermediary that would take a percentage of dollars to run a fundraiser, I think we can do this without anyone profiting off of our efforts. It takes a community to raise our youth and a community to make our FCCLA Chapter successful, I am confident that the community of Howell will once again give us the necessary support to be LEADERS in all that we do.
Click HERE for the link to donate. Thank you for supporting the Howell High Chapter of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
Why should you join FCCLA?
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (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—all necessary within the home and workplace. FCCLA is unique among youth organizations because its programs are planned and run by members. It is the only Career and Technical in-school Student Organization with family as its central focus.
FCCLA is integrated into Family and Consumer Sciences education exposing students to work-based learning as well as business and industry experiences.
FCCLA engages students in industry awareness and through Competitive Events and scholarship opportunities.
FCCLA provides real world skills: productivity and accountability, flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, leadership and responsibility.
Students - Why join FCCLA?
Travel across the United States to attend national conferences and forge friendships with other youth leaders.
Participate in Competitive Events—from Fashion Design, Early Childhood Education, Culinary Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Nutrition, there is one to interest you.
Develop real world skills that prepare you to be college- and career-ready.
Explore various Career Pathways within Family and Consumer Sciences.
Apply for one of our many scholarships available to FCCLA members.
Develop leadership skills.
2022 National Leadership Conference
June 29-July 5
San Diego, California
2022 State Leadership Conference
Midland, MI | Best Western Valley Plaza
March 16-18
March 2021 Michigan FCCLA State Conference (Virtual)
Our STAR Event Competitors had a Gold Medal Sweep and we had a Power Of One Award. One of our students qualified to move on to the National Convention! The Keynote Speaker at the Opening Session was Mr. Schrock. He shared stories of bravery and leadership.
Fall 2019 State Leadership Conference in Lansing, MI
Spring 2019 State Competition in Midland, MI
Summer 2019 National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA