Coomunity Service
The
FCCLA Community Service program guides students to develop, plan, carry
out, and evaluate projects that improve the quality of life in their
communities. Community Service helps young people build skills for
family, career, and community roles; provides youth-centered learning
experiences related to Family and Consumer Sciences education; and
encourages young people to develop the positive character traits of
trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and
citizenship.
Community
Service projects can be a great “first step” for less-experienced
advisers, chapters, or members.They involve fun, hands-on activities
that motivate and involve students while offering a sense of
accomplishment and camaraderie.Projects range from simple, one-time
efforts to multi-faceted, ongoing programs.Here’s an example of the range of projects that might grow out of a single concern – to clean up the community.
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Two members spend a few hours cleaning up an elderly relative’s yard. |
The chapter spends an afternoon picking up litter in a park. |
The chapter coordinates with a variety of groups on a community wide “clean-up” day. |
The chapter initiates formation of a “community improvement council” to address ongoing clean-up issues. |