The overall goal of the National Coalition for Family and Consumer Sciences Education is to increase communication and project a unified voice and focus on family and consumer sciences education issues.

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Websites

The AAFCS website has a public policy section which provides information on the AAFCS public policy priorities including financial literacy, health & wellness, and child care. It also includes links to public policy resources. Check out the website at http://www.aafcs.org/policy/index.html.

Another good public policy site is maintained by the Association for Career & Technical Education at http://www.acteonline.org/policy/index.cfm.

Presentations

• Public Policy that Matters for Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 2006 (PowerPoint file or Html file; Script)
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education: A Good Fit in Career and Technical Education, 2006 (PowerPoint file or Html file)
• Headlines Reveal Critical Life Issues (PowerPoint file or Html file; brochure; handout)

Sample Letters

• Congressional Letter regarding Perkins Funding
• Comments regarding Financial Literary for Federal Register