This national program helps members to build and share skills for a strong family life. Members can enjoy fun, hands-on experiences in five different units:
• Families Today
• You-Me-Us
• Meet the Challenge
• Balancing Family and Career
• Parent Practice
National Awards: Top Middle School – $ 1,000; Top High School – $1,000; Runner-Up Award – $500
Click the button below to link to the national FCCLA Web site section with additional information on the program awards application process.
Awards from Virginia FCCLA
The Virginia Association recognizes those chapters who submit the complete program award application online to national FCCLA by their March 1 deadline. Names of the submitting chapters are printed in the state conference program, appear on the screens during a conference general session, receive a program ribbon for their conference name badges, and receive a program award certificate. Click the button below to open an MSWord document with instructions and information on Virginia’s program award process.
Direct questions about Virginia’s recognition for national programs participation to Deborah Will at debbiewillFCCLA@comcast.net.
Congratulations to:
Carl Sandburg Middle School – 2019 National Families First Middle School Winner
2021 Virginia Award Winners in Families First
| Broadway High School Central High School – Shenandoah Eastern View High School Gate City High School Grayson County CATE Center James Wood High School Orange County High School Page County High School | Robert E. Aylor Middle School Rockbridge County High School South County Middle School Stonewall Jackson High School – Shenandoah Strasburg High School Stuarts Draft Middle School Turner Ashby High School |
The Japanese Exchange is part of the FCCLA Families First program. Members may receive a full scholarship to spend next summer in Japan. They will live with a Japanese family and visit famous sites. This scholarship is available to FCCLA members who are high school sophomores and juniors.
Because of the worldwide pandemic, this program is not available for summer 2021. Normally, the application is available from the national FCCLA website and is due to Youth for Understanding and FCCLA in early January. Detailed information is available from national FCCLA at: http://www.fcclainc.org/programs/japanese-exchange.php
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Families First Project
