FCCLA
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
About FCCLA
FCCLA is a national Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) that provides personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation opportunities for students in FACS education. It is the only in-school national student organization with the family as its central core.
FCCLA is an integral part of FACS education and an essential element in a complete FACS program.
FCCLA positions young people to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to be strong family members, wage earners, and community leaders. It prepares leaders by empowering youth to address the real-life situations and issues that interest and concern them.
Engaged in meaningful, student-directed projects, FCCLA members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation. In the process, they learn cooperation, take responsibility, develop leadership, and give service.
Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2015, FCCLA has more than 200,000 members and over 5,500 chapters in 49 states as well as in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
FCCLA National Programs
FCCLA has eight national programs, which help youth to:
- Make a positive difference for themselves, their families and communities;
- Learn skills like communication, leadership, cooperation and sharing, coping with challenges, and taking responsibility for decisions and choices;
- Identify concerns, set goals, plan, act, and follow up;
- Use their enthusiasm, explore new ideas, and show that they care;
Leadership
- Model good character
- Solve problems
- Foster positive relationships
- Manage conflict
- Build teams and involve community
- Educate peers
