1. Leadership through FCCLA Programs

2. FCCLA programs provide excellent opportunities for students to develop as leaders for families, careers, and communities.

3. Involvement in FCCLA National Programs places students in situations in which they: accept responsibility learn to plan, implement, and evaluate individual and group action build relationships communicate in a variety of ways with a range of audiences develop appreciation for diversity apply higher-order thinking and reasoning skills analyze and solve problems adapt to change.

4. FCCLA National Programs, tools, and focus areas include:

5. Guides young people to link their options and skills for success in careers. Through individual, cooperative, and competitive activities, members complete projects that guide them to discover strengths, target career goals, and create a plan for achieving the lifestyle they desire.

6. Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety helps put the brakes on impaired driving and traffic crashes. Through peer education, young people strive to save lives through sober driving, seat belt use, and safe driving habits. The goals of FACTS are to: discourage youth and adults from driving when under the influence of alcohol or other drugs increase the use of passenger restraints (seat belts, child safety seats, and booster seats) promote safe driving attitudes and habits among young people.

7. Helps youth gain a better understanding of how families function and learn skills to become better family members. The program helps to carry on the tradition of FCCLA as the only in-school Career and Technical Student Organization with family as its central focus.

8. Is a peer education program that involves youth teaching other youth how to make, save, and spend money wisely. Its goals are to: sharpen young people’s skills in money management, consumerism, and financial planning provide youth an opportunity to teach others and develop financial literacy, communication, and leadership skills.

9. The FCCLA Leadership Service in Action program guides students to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate projects that improve the quality of life in their communities. Leadership Service in Action helps young people build skills for family, career, and community roles; provides youth-centered learning experiences related to Family and Consumer Sciences education; and encourages young people to develop the positive character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

10. Helps students find and use their personal power. Members set their own goals, work to achieve them, and enjoy the results.

11. Students Taking On Prevention is a peer-to-peer outreach initiative that empowers young people to recognize, report, and reduce the potential for youth violence. It is an FCCLA national peer education program that provides young people with attitudes, skills, and resources to address youth violence prevention.

12. Helps young people learn to eat right, be fit, and make healthy choices. Its goals are to: help young people make informed, responsible decisions about their health provide youth opportunities to teach others and develop healthy lifestyles, as well as communi- cation and leadership skills.

13. Students Taking Action with Recognition Provides opportunities for students to earn recognition for proficiency and achievements in leadership and job-related skills. COMPETITIVE EVENTS—

14. For more information on FCCLA programs, Visit www.fcclainc.org

15. FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience