The FCCLA Families First program is designed to help young people explore, understand, and
appreciate diverse aspects of families and family life. Families First recognizes the need for
FCCLA members to create strong family relationships where skills are developed, differences
are accepted, rights are respected, and support is offered. The program is divided into five stand-alone units:
• Dynamics – Understanding families and family relationships
• Balance – Enabling young people and families to prioritize self-care and overcome obstacles
• Development – Learning how to nurture and care for children
• Safety – Prioritizing and practicing safety within families
• Skills – Developing strategies to be a good family member
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 website section with additional information on the program awards application process.
Awards from Virginia FCCLA
The Virginia Association recognizes those chapters that 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 and appear on the screen during a conference general session, attendees receive a program ribbon for their conference name badges, and the chapter receives a program award certificate. Click the button below to open a 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.
2024 Virginia Award Winners in Families First
| Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle School Alleghany High School Broadway High School Burton Center for Arts and Technology Carroll County High School Central High School – Shenandoah Culpeper Middle School Culpeper Technical Education Center Eastern View High School Elkton Middle School Fort Defiance High School Franklin County High School Gate City High School Giles High School Grayson County CATE Center James Madison High School James Wood High School Lee Career Center Luray High School Millbrook High School Mountain View High School – Shenandoah Mountain View High School – Stafford | Norfolk Tech – A Day Ocean Lakes High School Page County High School Page County Middle School Patriot FCCLA Middles Patriot High School Pocohontas Middle School Potomac Falls High School Riverheads High School Rockbridge County High School Rye Cove High School Signal Knob Middle School Spotswood High School Spotsylvania High School Spring Hill Academy Staunton High School Strasburg High School Stuarts Draft Middle School Turner Ashby High School Twin Springs High School Wilbur S. Pence Middle School Wilson Memorial 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 has not been available. Normally, the application is available from the national FCCLA website and is due to Youth for Understanding and FCCLA in early January. Detailed information will be available from national FCCLA as plans evolve. That information can be accessed at: http://www.fcclainc.org/programs/japanese-exchange.php
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Families First Project
