Who can join?

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national Career and Technical Student Organization for young men and women enrolled in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private schools, through grade 12.


FCCLA 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 AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS.


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 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.


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

  • Career preparation

FAST FACTS

Colors- Red and White

Official colors contribute to the organization’s national unity and provide identity. Red suggests strength, courage and determination-personal qualities leading to happiness through a positive self-image. White symbolizes sincerity of purpose and integrity of action; qualities that will help individuals build a better tomorrow. Red and white may be used effectively in many ways for FCCLA meetings, such as wearing red and white uniforms, displaying the FCCLA emblem or using red and white decorations.

Flower- Red Rose

The red rose represents the organization because it gives joy through its beauty and fragrance. It symbolizes a desire for beauty in everyday living.

FCCLA Magazine-Teen Times