THE HANDBOOK TO ULTIMATE LEADERSHIP

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CHAPTER 1 THE ULTIMATE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
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FCCLA Who We Are

• Family, Career and Community
• Leaders of America
• National youth-led organization representing
  nearly 220,000 members in almost 7,000 chapters
  in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Virgin
  Islands, and Puerto Rico
• National Career and Technical Student
  Organization (CTSO) for students in Family and
  Consumer Sciences (FACS)
• Only CTSO with the family as its central focus

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FCCLA Who We Are

• FCCLA empowers youth!
• Learn to
• address personal, work, and societal issues
  through individual and chapter projects
• expand leadership potential
• develop necessary skills for success in school,
  home, work, and community such as goal setting,
  problem-solving, and interpersonal communication.

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Member Benefits

• Receive Teen Times magazine
• Attend district/regional, state, and national
  trainings, workshops, and conferences
• Networking opportunities
• Access to scholarships, grants, awards, and
  recognition
• Access to national program and partner resources
• Compete in STAR Events

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Organizational Structure
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Mission

• FCCLA seeks 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
• career preparation.

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Purposes

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

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Purposes

• 5. To promote greater understanding between youth
  and adults.
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• 6. To provide opportunities for making decisions
  and for assuming responsibilities.
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• 7. To prepare for the multiple roles of men and
  women in todays society.
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• 8. To promote Family and Consumer Sciences
  education and related occupations.

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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 Americas 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.
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Traditions and Symbols
Motto Toward New Horizons
Colors Red for strength, courage, and determination White for sincerity of purpose and integrity of action
Flower Red rose
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Emblem

• The emblem shows FCCLA is a dynamic active
  organization bound for the future. The dominant
  collegiate lettering articulates a focus on
  education and student leadership. The swooping
  arch embodies an active organization that moves
  toward new arenas. The color of the emblem is one
  of the organizations colors, red.

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Meetings

• National Cluster Meetings
• National Leadership Conference
• USA Leadership Training
• Participation is open to all affiliated members
  and advisers.

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Meeting Participation

• Good meeting preparation includes
• learning about the purpose of the meeting
• discussing the qualifications of officer
  candidates for voting purposes
• discussing qualifications of competitive events
  and referencing the STAR Events Manual
• considering appropriate behavior and dress
• planning and rehearsing assigned parts
• meeting registration deadlines.