National Outreach Program
FCCLA National Outreach Project History
Each year Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) establishes a National Outreach Project with a partner organization to reach to the community and help work towards a cause. The National Outreach Project is a national community service activity that gives our state delegations/members the opportunity to make a united impact concerning a need that the National Executive Council decides to address.
FCCLA started the National Outreach Project at the 1997 National Leadership Meeting in San Diego, California where 38 states participated in donating over 6,000 various items to shelters/agencies in San Diego. The focus of the project changed over the years to focus on the needs of each community where FCCLA chapters are located. Members are now encouraged to focus on the needs of their local community. The success continues year to year and today FCCLA is still working toward donating money.
Explore Act Tell
Explore.Act.Tell. (E.A.T.) Program
In collaboration with the Foundation for Impact on Literacy and Learning
(FILL) and funded by Nourishing Neighbors, a program of Albertsons Companies Foundation. FCCLA introduces the Explore.Act.Tell. (E.A.T.) Program for students in grades 6-12 as FCCLA’s National Outreach Partner. This program empowers students to tackle food insecurity in their neighborhoods by completing four interactive lessons, leading them to create a hunger solution project in their local community, develop a PSA video, and participate in an annual challenge and win grants.
Why Get Involved?
The Explore.Act.Tell. (E.A.T.) FCS Crosswalk will offer a clear vision of how the program aligns with FCS. It is an off-the-shelf, project-based learning program that provides engaging lessons and a project challenge for your students. Student projects may win grants to provide additional resources for a community non-profit serving food insecurity or your public school.
- Develop Future Leaders: Equip students with leadership skills and provide opportunities for them to showcase their efforts.
- Enhance Student Engagement: Encourage meaningful leadership and community service projects addressing hunger insecurity.
- Provide Educational Resources and Training: Offer materials, training, and workshops to support program success.
- Strengthen Community Impact: Foster collaboration between chapters and local organizations to fight hunger and promote literacy.
Here is a message from an FCCLA educator who recently participated in Explore.Act.Tell.:
“…. this project has been transformative for me in many unanticipated ways. It has stretched and grown me as a teacher and a mentor. I learned more about the face of food insecurity in our community. It has challenged my biases around what healthy food means to folks different from me, both culturally and socioeconomically. It has challenged me to teach my discipline and food lessons in a more inclusive and equitable way while challenging my students to be open to those differences as well. In short, this opportunity has made me a better, more empathetic teacher. “
How to Sign Up
Register at exploreacttell.org at no cost, thanks to support from Nourishing Neighbors.
Register here: https://exploreacttell.org/registration/
Annual Challenge Deadline May 16, 2025
Early Entry Deadline February 14, 2025
Resources and Support
Registered educators receive a Welcome Kit, a dedicated educator consultant, and access to professional development workshops. Explore additional resources at exploreacttell.org/resources/ and watch the overview video: ExploreActTellOverview.mp4
Contact Information
For questions, contact Colleen at Colleen@fill.foundation or hello@exploreacttell.org. You can connect with Explore.Act.Tell on Facebook @exploreacttell.