Career Connection helps members learn more about themselves, the workplace, and future careers to put themselves on the pathway to success. The projects that members conduct around Career Connection units will give them the confidence to face the thousands of overwhelming options that come with future career decisions.
The Community Service program guides members to identify local concerns and carry out projects to improve the quality of life in their communities. Through their projects, members experience character development and improve their critical and creative thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation. FCCLA members learn more about themselves, others, and the world so that they can make a difference now and in the future.
Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety (FACTS) gives members the information and incentives they need to build an understanding of what it means to drive safely, both today and in the future. Through their projects, members work to educate adults and peers about traffic safety and support enforcement of local rules and regulations. FCCLA members are given the tools to help families promote basic safety attitudes that can last a lifetime.
2024-2025 Ohio FCCLA Top 10 FACTS Recipients:
- Akron Dixon Jennings CLC Middle School
- Black River High School
- Fairview High School
- Fayetteville High School
- Great Oaks – Scarlet Oaks ECE Juniors
- Great Oaks – Scarlet Oaks ECE Seniors
- Licking Valley High School
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington High School
- Ross Middle School
- Stow Munroe Falls High School
Newly Updated Fall of 2023 – Families First is a national FCCLA peer education program that helps young people explore, understand, and appreciate diverse aspects of families and family life.
2024-2025 Ohio FCCLA Top 3 Families First Core Initiative Recipients:
- Black River High School
- Cambridge High School
- Fairview High School
2024-2025 Ohio FCCLA Top 3 Families First Childhood Education Safety Initiative Recipients:
- Black River High School
- Fairview High School
- Southeastern Jr./Sr. High School
Financial Fitness engages members in teaching one another how to earn, spend, save, and protect money wisely. Through FCCLA’s Financial Fitness program, members plan and carry out projects that help them, and their peers learn to become wise financial managers and smart consumers. FCCLA members can build their peers’ financial literacy and teach them skills for managing their finances.
The FCCLA Stand Up national peer education program guides members to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate advocacy activities to improve the quality of life in their communities. Members develop their voice to make a positive impact. Through their projects, members experience character development and improve their critical and creative thinking, interpersonal communication, leadership, practical knowledge, and career preparation.
The Student Body program helps members learn to make informed, responsible choices for their physical and mental health while also providing opportunities to teach others. The teen years are an ideal time to establish healthy attitudes and habits to last a lifetime, which is why Student Body gives members the facts and incentives they need to build a healthy body.
2024 Ohio FCCLA SLC National Program Award Winners:
1st Place: Black River High School – Stand Up
Black River High School honored veterans in their community through various initiatives. They organized a blanket drive, which involved creating posters, making a Facebook post, and coordinating with a home/hospital for donations. The drive was successful, with community members also participating in writing thank you cards. Additionally, they held a Veterans Day breakfast and assembly, attended by 65 veterans and their families, where multiple groups contributed to the event. Black River High School also collaborated with Wreaths Across America, resulting in a significant number of wreaths being donated and laid at a local cemetery. Another notable success was their participation in the Honor Flight with collaboration with their CCP Government Class. These initiatives have significantly impacted the community and demonstrated the chapter’s dedication to honoring veterans.
2nd Place: Fairview High School – Stand Up
The Fairview FCCLA High School FCCLA chapter supported the Defiance County Humane Society through volunteer work and donation drives. The chapter committed to volunteering at the shelter at least once a month and adopted the Humane Society for the year, dedicating their efforts to supporting it through both volunteer work and donation drives. They launched their first donation drive in October, collecting towels and toys for the animals. Building on this success, they scheduled additional volunteer visits and organized various donation drives, including a collection drive at a basketball game, a bake sale, and a cleaning supply donation drive. These initiatives have significantly impacted the lives of shelter animals and fostered a culture of compassion, leadership, and civic responsibility within the student body and community.
3rd Place: Fairview High School – Community Service
At the start of the school year, Fairview High School FCCLA chapter brainstormed community service projects, focusing on supporting youth and families within their school district. In November, they assisted with a Tea for young girls, organized Operation Christmas Child, and helped with the “Central Shares” donation drive. In December, they facilitated a Santa Letter exchange, sent care packages to troops, and organized a “Christmas Card Shower” for a nursing home. In February, they supported the annual school carnival, and in March, they planned a bake sale during the Night of the Arts event. Throughout the year, the chapter successfully offered and planned seven different community service activities, significantly impacting the community and fostering a culture of compassion and civic responsibility.