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Officers    Community Project    Creed/Mission    Calendar of Events

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

Program Emphasis
FCCLA--

• is the only in-school student organization with the family as its central focus
• is a vocational student organization that functions as an integral part of the family and consumer sciences education curriculum and operates within the school system
• provides opportunities for active student participation at local, state, and national levels

Membership

FCCLA has a national membership of over 220,000 young men and women in nearly 7,000 chapters. There are 50  state associations including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Since its founding in 1945, FCCLA has involved more than nine million youth. Former members are eligible to become members of Alumni & Associates.

Governance

Ten national officers (students) are elected by the voting delegates at the annual National Leadership Meeting and together make up the National Executive Council.
The National Board of Directors is composed of adult representatives from education and business and four youth representatives.
State associations and local chapters elect their own youth officers. State programs come under the direction of family and consumer sciences education staff. Chapter advisers are family and consumer sciences teachers.
 

Financial and Cooperative Support

FCCLA is supported primarily by student membership dues. Additional funds are raised from individuals, corporations, and foundations. FCCLA is endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education (Office of Vocational and Adult Education) and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).

National Staff

An executive director leads the organization and heads a national staff that gives direction to and carries out programs, communications, membership services, and financial management.