Family, Career

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Family, Career Community Leaders of America

• Correlations
• Arkansas Family Work Connections
• Objectives 1.1-1.8
• National FACS Standards

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Terminology

• FCCLA
• Leadership
• Mission
• Planning Process
• STAR Events

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What Is FCCLA?

• Family Career and Community Leaders of America

• An organization for students who are enrolled or
  have been enrolled in Family Consumer Sciences
  classes for at least one semester

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FCCLA History

• Feb. 1917 Smith Hughes Act Signed
• June 1945 FHA founded in Chicago
• Oct. 1946 Arkansas FHA chapter chartered as
  37th State Association
• July 1965 FHA and New Homemakers merged

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FCCLA History(Cont.)

• May 1971 HERO Chapters established
• Oct. 1994 Home Ec. Changed to FACS
• July 1999 FHA/HERO changed to FCCLA
• Oct. 1999 New emblem adopted

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Things To Know

• Motto Toward New Horizons

• Colors Red and White

• Flower Red Rose

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FCCLA 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
and vocational preparation.
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FCCLA Purposes

• To provide opportunities for personal development
  and preparation for adult life.
• To strengthen the function of the family as a
  basic unit of society.
• To encourage democracy through cooperation in the
  home and family.
• To encourage individual and group involvement in
  helping achieve global cooperation and harmony.

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FCCLA Purposes(Cont.)

• To promote greater understanding between youth
  and adults.
• To provide opportunities for making decisions and
  assuming responsibilities.
• To prepare for the multiple roles of men and
  women in todays society.
• To promote FACS, FACS careers, and related
  occupations.

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FCCLA Creed

• We are 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, love, security and faith will
  be realities not dreams
• We are Family Career and Community Leaders of
  America
• We face the future with warm courage and high hope

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Governance
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National Programs
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STAR Events

• Applied Technology
• Career Investigation
• Chapter Service Project
• Chapter Showcase
• Entrepreneurship

• Focus on Children
• Illustrated Talk
• Job Interview
• National Programs in Action
• Parliamentary Procedure

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Planning Process
Identify Concerns
Set Your Goal
Form A Plan
Act
Follow Up
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Publications

• Each member receives a copy of the FCCLA magazine
  TEEN TIMES.
• This is a bi-monthly publication.

TEEN TIMES
November / December Issue
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Reasons To Join

• Skill Development
• Exciting Activities and Travel
• Personal and Educational Growth
• Meeting New People and Friends
• Leadership and Competitive Opportunities
• Emphasis on Family and Community Service

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How Do I Join?

• Enroll in a FACS class

• Get permission from my parents

• Pay the membership dues