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Welcome to the Maine Affiliate of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.  We are teachers, professionals, retirees, and community members in support of the work being done all across the great state of Maine in this multi-faceted career path.  

Once known as home economics, FCS encompasses those areas that were once deemed "home" skills, and acknowledges that many of those skills are now quite lucrative and personally rewarding as a career choice.  

FCS helps young people, and their families become stronger.  It helps them to lead better lives, to be ready for the workforce, and to be positive contributors to our communities.
  
FCS educators play a pivotal role in shaping the lives of individuals and communities, equipping them with essential life skills for both personal and professional success. (FCCLA)

FCS helps build a better Mainer, and Mainers are already pretty great.  

Please support our schools and programs in the list above.  

Reach out to your local school board members to find out how to bring back FCS programs to the schools without.  
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Maine FCS Educator Spotlight
October
Erin Bjorkdahl
Bonny Eagle High School,
​Standish, ME

​FCS Teachers'
​Book of the Month
December 2024

Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches  
        by John Hodgman

Oh, Vacationland.  You made me laugh so hard I cried.   

I blushed from reading such  ridiculous inappropriateness, such absurdity.    

It was fantastic: Hilarious, honest, frank. 

I nodded my head in agreement;
I shook my head in disbelief.

Read this book.  You deserve it.  Even if you too, don't always deserve to be called a grownup.  

Happening This Week! 

Featured Maine Events
Festival of Greens 
Bath Garden Club
Bath, ME
Gingerbread Festival
​Gibbs Library 
Washington, ME 

FCS Educator Recipe Share

Creamy Goat Cheese, Bacon and Date Dip 
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Pumpkin Graham Crackers 
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Pumpkin Dump Cake 
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Melt-away Brownie Cookies
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Chicken Dumpling Soup
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Boulangere Potatoes 
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Last Updated December 7, 2024.