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2017-2018 Member Handbook
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FCCLA members maybe classified as either a comprehensive member or an occupational member.  Comprehensive members are taking or have taken courses in family and consumer sciences that are broad in scope and content related to the many areas of family and consumer sciences.  Occupational members are students who have or are taking courses to prepare them for entry-level or advanced career.  This classification is used for internal organization purposes relating to some programs and representation of officers.

What is Comprehensive and Occupational Membership?

Who may join?
Any student who has taken or is taking a course in family and consumer sciences education may join an established chapter in his or her school.  Chapters are found in public and private middle and high schools.  There are chapters in all 50 states; Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; and the Virgin Islands.

​Membership is voluntary for all students who have taken or are taking a course in family and consumer sciences education.  Both young women and men are members of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
FCCLA is supported primarily by student membership dues paid annually.  The organization also seeks individual, corporate, and foundation gifts.  State association dues are set by each association and are voted on by the state membership.  Regional and chapter dues are set by each individual group and approved by the members.  In addition, chapters may receive money through donations, grants, and fundraising activities.

How is Family, Career and Community Leaders of America financed?

What does your membership support?
  • National member magazine, Teen Times;
  • Newsletter for adult leaders, The Adviser;
  • Mailings to chapters;
  • National program development;
  • Program workbooks and chapter resources;
  • Training for adult and student leaders;
  • National promotion of the organization;
  • Membership cards and membership processing fees;
  • Membership promotion;
  • National Board of Directors and National Executive Council activities;
  • Expenses related to raising money and seeking corporate sponsors;
  • Operating expenses of the national headquarters and staff;
  • Experiences that help you develop your own leadership style and job skills by attending regional, state, and national conferences;
  • Activities and personal successes that you can include on job, school, and scholarship applications;
  • Activities and costs associated with running a state-level organization with 14 state executive council members;
  • Missouri FCCLA Legislative Shadowing Program;
  • Having the opportunity to run for regional, state, and national FCCLA offices;
  • Participate in STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Competitive Events;
  • Missouri FCCLA scholarship fund;
  • State membership pins for each affiliated member.
For information on the cost of dues please visit the Affiliation page

Dues

Membership Campaign
For information on the national membership campaign, visit: ​http://fcclainc.org/membership/membership-campaign.php

"Show-Me 5!" membership campaign is Missouri's annual membership campaign to encourage chapters to get 5 new members. All chapters who reach this goal are recognized in the State Leadership Conference program.
Region
Total Affiliated 14-15
Total Affiliated 15-16
1
608
590
2
630
782
3
787
723
4
593
717
5
725
798
6
1,329
1,351
7
343
359
8
448
506
9
685
684
10
1,099
888
11
908
854
12
804
915
13
324
402
14
545
577
Total
9828
10,146

Regional Affiliation 14-15 vs 15-16

How does Family, Carer and Community Leaders of America relate to class?
The main goal is the same: to improve personal, family, community, and job/career life.  The family and consumer sciences teacher is the adviser of the chapter.  The teacher/adviser uses the structure of the chapter to give family and consumer sciences students leadership experiences in planning and directing their own activities that in turn give family and consumer sciences class more meaning.

​Chapter projects focus on a variety of youth concerns, including nutrition and fitness, teen pregnancy, strengthening family relationships, financial literacy, working with children and the elderly, entrepreneurship, violence prevention, and career exploration