National Programs

FCCLA offers eight peer-to-peer educational programs. These help students develop real world skills for life within FCS education. The programs are Career Connection, Community Service, FACTS, Families First, Financial Fitness, Power of One, Stand Up, and Student Body. These are meant to help members develop skills that will be useful to them for life through "character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge and career preparation." (National FCCLA website)

Career Connection

Career Connection helps members learn more about themselves, the workplace, and careers so that they can put themselves on the pathway to future success. The projects that members conduct around Career Connection units will give them the confidence to face the thousands of overwhelming options that come with future career decisions.

To learn more follow this link - Career Connection

Community Service

The Community Service program guides members to identify local concerns and carry out projects to improve the quality of life in their communities. Through their projects, members experience character development and improve their critical and creative thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation. FCCLA members learn more about themselves, others, and the world so that they can make a difference now and in the future.

To learn more follow this link - Community Service

FACTS

Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety (FACTS) gives members the information and incentives they need to build an understanding of what it means to drive safely, both today and in the future. Through their projects, members work to educate adults and peers about traffic safety and support enforcement of local rules and regulations. FCCLA members are given the tools to help families promote basic safety attitudes that can last a lifetime.

To learn more follow this link - FACTS

Families First

Through Families First, members gain a better understanding of how families work and learn skills to become strong family members. Its goals are to: help members become strong family members and leaders for today and tomorrow and strengthen the family as the basic unit of society.'

To learn more follow this link - Families First

Financial Fitness

Financial Fitness engages members in teaching one another how to earn, spend, save, and protect money wisely. Through FCCLA's Financial Fitness program, members plan and carry out projects that help them and their peers learn to become wise financial managers and smart consumers. FCCLA members can build their peers' financial literacy and teach them skills for managing their finances.

To learn more follow this link - Financial Fitness

Power of One

Power of One helps members to find and use their personal power. Members set their own goals, work to achieve them, and enjoy the results. The skills members in Power of One help them now and in the future with school, friends and family, and on the job.

To learn more follow this link - Power of One

Stand Up

The FCCLA Stand Up national peer education program guides members to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate advocacy activities to improve the quality of life in their communities. Members develop their voices to make a positive impact. Through their projects, members experience character development and improve their critical and creative thinking, interpersonal communication, leadership, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

To learn more follow this link - Stand Up

Student Body

The Student Body program helps members learn to make informed, responsible choices for their physical and mental health while also providing opportunities to teach others. The teen years are an ideal time to establish healthy attitudes and habits to last a lifetime, which is why Student Body gives members the facts and incentives they need to build a healthy body.

To learn more follow this link - Student Body