Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

By Iris Sánchez
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What is Families First?

• Peer education program
• Better understand how families work
• learn skills to be strong family members

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Families First offers Five units
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• Families Today -- understand and celebrate
  families
• 2. You-Me-Us -- strengthen family relationships
• 3. Meet the Challenge -- overcome obstacles
  together

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• 4. Balancing Family and Career -- manage multiple
  responsibilities
• 5. Parent Practice -- learn to nurture children

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Units

• Help the members focus their projects
• Members may complete one or several units

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• There is no specific way to start
• However
• Families Today is recommended for a good start

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Gain National Recognition

• Download the
• National FCCLA Programs Award Application

And submit to

• FCCLA National Headquarters Deadline
• March 1, 2004.

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Awards

• Top Middle School Award - 1,000
• Top High School Award - 1,000
• Runner-Up Award - 500

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Source
For more information go to
www.texasfccla.org