Family and Consumer Sciences Education Association

The purpose ofFamily and Consumer Sciences Education Association is to improve the quality of family and consumer sciences instruction in our nation's classrooms. 

Efforts toward accomplishing this purpose include

• representing family and consumer sciences as an integral part of the total education program; 
• informing educators and others of the value of family and consumer sciences in education programs; 
• bringing together educators in the field of family and consumer sciences for the promotion of studies and discussion of questions pertaining to family and consumer sciences in school programs; 
• engaging in and encouraging research concerning family and consumer sciences education; 
• disseminating findings to educators and others interested in education including the members; and 
• acting as a liaison between other groups dedicated to these purposes or to the improvement of education.