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Families First
 

Families First is a national FCCLA peer education program through which young people gain a better understanding of how families work and learn skills to become strong family members. It’s goals are to:
 

  • Help young people become strong family members and leaders for today and tomorrow
  • Strengthen the family as the basic unit of society
Families First Units and Topics:
To help members focus their projects, Families First offers five units. Members may complete projects in one or several units. There is no particular order to them, although, “Families Today” might be a good place to start. It covers topics that provide a general overview of families and related issues.
 
  • Families Today – understand and celebrate families
  • You-Me-Us – strengthen family relationships
  • Meet the Challenge – overcome obstacles together
  • Balancing Family and Career – manage multiple responsibilities
  • Parent Practice – learn to nurture children
Get Connected CD-ROM:
The FCCLA Get Connected CD-ROM and accompanying guides comprise a one-stop resource for four national FCCLA peer education programs – Families First, Financial Fitness, Student Body, and FACTS.

  2005-2006 Families First Information Sheet

For more information on FCCLA’s Families First program and the Get Connected to Families First, Financial Fitness, Student Body, and FACTS CD-ROM, contact your local FCCLA chapter. Find out how you can learn skills to become a strong family member!

Awards:
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America offers national recognition to chapters and members that complete FCCLA Families First projects. This honor includes cash awards and special recognition at the National Leadership Meeting and in Teen Times magazine.

Middle School Award - $1,000
High School Award - $1,000
Runner-Up Award - $500

Deadline: Award applications due to FCCLA National Headquarters postmarked by March 1.