JW FCCLA Meriden, KS
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.
For more information go to fcclainc.org. For Kansas state information go to http://community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4037
ABOUT FCCLA
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (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 as determined by the state department of education. FCCLA has 200,000 members and more than 5,500 chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than 10 million people 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 family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers and communities
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
• Vocational preparation.
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.