Why FCCLA?

FCCLA helps students:

• develop a personal leadership style
• have fun through shared group experiences
• understand themselves and their relationships with others
• develop a wider circle of friends
• prepare for community living as a responsible citizen
• experience the satisfaction of helping others
• develop employability skills
• identify concerns, make decisions, and carry out activities
• improve home and family ties
• explore the changing roles of men and women
• gain recognition for accomplishments
• work cooperatively with teachers in an informal atmosphere

FCCLA helps schools:

• motivate and improve students' attitudes toward school and learning
• gain community support for program
• integrate life skills into Family and Consumer Science classes, making school and life relevant to one another
• support school activities
• carry out the schools' purpose of preparing employable citizens

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