Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), formerly known as Future Homemakers of America, is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization [1] for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private schools through grades 6–12 since 1945.[2]

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
AbbreviationFCCLA
FormationJune 1945 (1945-06)
Founded atChicago, Illinois
TypeNGO
Legal statusNon-Profit
HeadquartersHerndon, Virginia
Region
United States
Membership
237,000+
Official language
English
Executive Director
Sandy Spavone
National President
Amanda Chen
First Vice President
Makenzie Kelley
Websitefcclainc.org
Formerly called
FHA, FHA-HERO

Today, over 175,000 members in more than 5,300 chapters are active in a network of associations in all 50 U.S. states, in addition to the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Chapter projects focus on a variety of youth concerns, including teen pregnancy, parenting, family relationships, substance abuse, peer pressure, environment, nutrition and fitness, teen violence, and career exploration. Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life—planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision-making, and interpersonal communication—necessary in the home and workplace.

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) [4] teachers support individual school chapters and are known as advisers.

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