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Families First

Through Families First, members gain a better understanding of how families work and learn skills to become strong family members.

 

Families First Units

  • Dynamics – Understanding families and family relationships
  • Balance – Enabling young people and families to prioritize self-care and overcome the obstacle
  • 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

The goals 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

For more information: https://fcclainc.org/engage/national-programs

Awards

FCCLA offers national recognition to chapters that complete Families First projects. This honor includes cash awards and special recognition at the National Leadership Conference, online, and in Teen Times magazine for the top chapters. Chapters apply online for recognition for their hard work and innovative projects with the national Families First Program Award

Application available on the FCCLA national website under Awards.
Families First cash awards
High School Award — $1,000
Middle School Award — $1,000
Runner-Up Award — $500

Deadline: Award Applications must be submitted
online by March 2. The online award system will
automatically close March 2, 5:00 PM EST.

PARTNERS

National Family Week, www.nationalfamilyweek.org
• NRTA: AARP’s Educator Community, www.aarp.org/
about-aarp/nrta
• Family Dinner Project, www.familydinnerproject.org

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Phone: 651.330.2950

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