Mission
The mission of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America 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.
The Eight Purposes of Family, Career and Community
Leaders of America
- 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.
Family
and Consumer Sciences Education Vision Statement
Family and Consumer Sciences
Education empowers individuals and families across the life span
to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse, global
society. Our unique focus is on families, work, and their
interrelationships.
Family
and Consumer Sciences Education Mission Statement
The mission of FCSE is
to prepare students for family life, work life, and careers in family
and consumer sciences by providing opportunities to develop the
knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors needed for:
~ Strengthening the well-being
of individuals and families across the life span
~ Becoming responsible
citizens and leaders in family, community, and work settings
~ Promoting optimal nutrition
and wellness across the life span
~ Managing resources to
meet the material needs of individuals and families
~ Balancing personal,
home family, and work life
~ Using critical and creative
thinking skills to address problems in diverse family, community,
and work environments
~ Successful life management,
employment and career development
~ Functioning as providers
and consumers of goods and services.
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