About

Family Career and Community Leaders of America

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, Inc. is a nonprofit national Career and Technical Student Organization serving students in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private schools through grade 12 and some post-secondary. FCCLA is the only national career and technical student organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Today over 250,000 members and more than 7,000 advisers in over 5,100 chapters are active in a network of state and territory associations, the FCCLA family continues to expand and thrive, fostering a vibrant community of passionate individuals committed to making a difference.

Our 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