2026-2027 Families First Initiative
USEP-OHIO Families First Initiative applications will be released early this fall with specific detailed information provided by National FCCLA
Project Deadline: March 1, 2027
The first 25 Ohio FCCLA chapters to apply will receive a $250 stipend to develop and implement a Families First project using the Families First National Program. From these participating chapters, three (3) top projects will be selected. Each of the top three chapters will receive an additional $1,000 prize, a recognition plaque, and be recognized at the Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference.
Families First
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 goals of the program are to:
- Help youth become strong family members and leaders for today and tomorrow
- Strengthen families as a foundational unit of society
- Explore careers that support families
- Provide safety education for youth to foster safe and healthy families and communities
- Understand how nurturing children build strong families