Family, Career and Community
Leaders of America (FCCLA)

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FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education.  Its mission is 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.

225,000 members in 7,000 chapters State website: www.ksfccla.org National website: www.fcclainc.org State Leadership Showcase: March 29-31, 2009 Wichita, Kansas Wichita High School East Advisor: Dana Demarco Wichita High School Heights Advisor: Cara Poole Wichita High School North Advisor: Aileen Delforge Wichita High School Northwest Advisor: Patricia Lynch Wichita High School South Advisors: Barbara Cowles and Camille Harding Wichita High School Southeast Advisor: Judy Mann Wichita High School West Advisors: Verner Cartledge,  Bev Swisher and Leslie Manning

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. 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. (Source: FCCLA website)