What is FCCLA?

FCCLA is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education or as determined by the state department of education/ FCCLA has more than 220,000 members and nearly 7,000 chapters from 50 state associations and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945.

FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience 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 the family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.

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.

FCCLA 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.

FCCLA Flower and Colors

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.

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.