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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA) is a national nonprofit Career and Technical Student Organization for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private schools.

FCCLA, the Ultimate Leadership Experience, has a national membership of over 240,000 members, 5,100 chapters, and over 7,000 advisers across the nation.

FCCLA offers members technical training, internships, real world skills, and industry credentials in career pathways relating to arts & design, hospitality & tourism, financial services, education & training, human services, and public service.

Join

FCCLA is the only national CTSO specifically dedicated to preparing students for careers that support the family. It is designed for middle school, high school, and postsecondary students enrolled in FCS programs. FCCLA offers a variety of membership packages designed to best meet the needs of your school.

Leadership Development: FCCLA enables students to achieve high academic and occupational standards.
Technical Skills: FCCLA links school-based learning to the real world of work and family.
Networking: FCCLA members develop meaningful business partnerships.
Citizenship: FCCLA motivates youth to become better students and productive citizens.
Durable Skills: FCCLA enhances student self-esteem and self-conficence.

Engage

FCCLA offers students the opportunity to engage and learn through peer-to-peer educational programs to help students develop real-world skills for life within Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education. The local chapter selects an area of focus that is the focus of the work for the year. The FCCLA materials are designed to be integrated, by the classroom teacher, into the FCS classroom to help reinforce lessons with opportunities for hands-on practice.

8 National Programs: Career Connection, Community Service, FACTS, Families First, Financial Fitness, Power of One, Stand Up, and Student Body
Community Service: Participation in community service initiative allows members to identify local issues and lead projects to enhance their community. Members develop character, critical thinking, communication skills, and career readiness skills through these initiatives.
6 Career Clusters: Arts & Design, Hospitality & Tourism, Financial Services, Education & Training, Human Services, and Public Service

Compete

FCCLA provides students with opportunities to showcase their knowledge, skills, and leadership through competitive events. Members can select from over 50 competitive events that employ skills and knowledge learned through Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education. Competing at regional, state, and national levels enables members to explore Career Clusters and address significant personal, work, and societal issues.

54+ events
Team or individual
State only or national
Online options
Skill demonstration events

Lead

FCCLA provides students with leadership opportunities at the local and state levels. Under the guidance of their FCS teacher and FCCLA adviser, members can serve as a Chapter Officer. Those looking to take their involvement further can apply to represent the state organization as an Ambassador or State Officer or serve as a Voting Delegate at the State Leadership Conference.

Attend

Every year, FCCLA hosts conferences that bring together FCCLA Members, Advisers, and supporters from across the nation to learn, compete, and network. FCCLA’s conferences offer enriching experiences that provide attendees with the opportunity to hear from motivational speakers, attend rewarding workshops, connect with youth leaders, and develop skills for life.

4 Fall Leadership Conferences
Capitol Leadership Conference
6 Regional Leadership Conferences
State Leadership Conference
National Leadership Conference

Contribute

Wisconsin FCCLA thrives because of the people and partners who believe in preparing youth to lead, serve, and create change.

Individuals and organizations alike play an essential role in providing
real-world learning experiences, career pathways exposure, and leadership development.

There are many ways to contribute to Wisconsin FCCLA:

Donate: By giving to the Wisconsin FCCLA Impact Fund, you reduce financial barriers, expand leadership pathways, and help students discover their strengths, explore careers, and lead with purpose.
Sponsor: Support opportunities for students to grow as leaders & make an impact for youth in Wisconsin.
Evaluate: By volunteering, you’ll help Wisconsin FCCLA members grow as leaders and emerging professionals by assessing student projects and performances.
Exhibit: Connect with over 800+ students and educators in an all-day engaging expo space.
Present: Industry professionals connect with Wisconsin youth leaders through a breakout session

Mission

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 career preparation.

Motto

Toward New Horizons

Tagline

The Ultimate Leadership Experience

Purposes

To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life.
To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society.
To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community.
To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony.
To promote greater understanding between youth and adults.
To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society.
To promote Family and Consumer Sciences and related occupations.

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 America's 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.

Governance

Wisconsin FCCLA is governed by

a set of bylaws that ensure the organization operates with integrity and transparency,

a State Executive Council composed of six State Officers (students) that are elected by voting delegates at the State Leadership Conference,
a State Board of Directors composed of adult representatives from education and business, as well as two youth representatives, and
a State Adviser and their staff.

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Financial and Cooperative Support

Wisconsin FCCLA is supported by student membership dues in addition to funds raised from individuals, organizations or foundations . FCCLA is endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education (Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education) and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).

History

In 1945, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), formally known as Future Homemakers of America (FHA), was founded at a convention in Chicago, Illinois when 29 Home Economic leaders came together with the idea of creating one national student organization aimed at preparing today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders in the home and workplace.

Since 1945, FCCLA has been addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education—previously known as Home Economics. At its height, the organization’s membership peaked at 607,175 with members from 53 state associations, including Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and Bo Jackson are a few of FCCLA’s most nationally recognized alumni.

Today, more than ten million students have been involved in FCCLA and have changed countless lives around the country by participating in National Programs, competing in Competitive Events, exploring Career Pathways, and attending national conferences. FCCLA continues to be the only Career and Technical Student Organization focused on preparing youth for careers that support families and strengthens members employability skills by preparing students to be college-and career-ready.

FCCLA Timeline

March 1944: 29 Home Economics (presently known as Family and Consumer Sciences) leaders met in Chicago, IL with the idea of creating one national student organization.
June 11, 1945: Future Homemakers of America (FHA) was officially founded at a convention in Chicago, IL.
1945: Due to segregation at the time, New Homemakers of America (NHA) was established as the African-American organization parallel to the Future Homemakers of America. Both organizations served the Home Economics (now known as Family and Consumer Sciences) educators and students, had national conferences, national officers, and national magazines.
1947: Miss Beverly Morse becomes the first installed Wisconsin FHA president. Miss Beverly Morse was from Wisconsin Dells High School.
1965: FHA and NHA merge to become one organization, unified under FHA.
1974: Membership open to non-females.
1977: Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO) was integrated into the FHA, creating the combined organization called FHA-HERO.
1983: STAR Events were introduced. The first three STAR Events developed were Job Interview, Illustrated Talk, and Chapter Activities.
July 1999: Voting delegates voted in favor of the proposed name change to Family, Career and Community Leaders of America at the National Leadership Meeting in Boston, MA.
November 2022: At the 2022 National Fall Conference in Columbus, Ohio, a limited-edition plush llama was introduced as a lighthearted addition to the FCCLA store. Intended as a novelty item, the plush quickly exceeded expectations, selling out within the first hours of the store’s opening and generating significant attention on social media. Following the conference, widespread interest from members prompted FCCLA to launch a naming campaign in February 2023, inviting members to submit and vote on potential names. In March 2023, the plush was officially named Rosie the Llama. While not formally designated as a symbol of the organization, Rosie has since been embraced by members and advisers nationwide as FCCLA’s unofficial mascot.

WI FCCLA Annual Report, 2024-2025.pdf

Wisconsin FCCLA
2024-2025 Annual Report

The annual report provides a review of the previous affiliation year. The report showcases chapter data, partner engagement, event details and sponsors; all inclusive of the work completed to support the next generation of leaders.

Wisconsin FCCLA
Fact Sheet

The work of Wisconsin FCCLA focuses on highlighting the benefits of joining; how to stay engaged at the state and National levels; student leadership opportunities; competition opportunities and resources; and events to attend across the state.

Utilize the Fact Sheet to present opportunities to members, families, community and administration.