American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

Previously the name of this association is American Home Economics Association later it has changed its name to The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences in 1994. The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences is the professional association for family and consumer sciences (FCS) students and professionals from both multiple practice settings and content areas. This association provides leadership and support to professionals whose work is to assist individuals, families and communities in making informed decisions about their wellbeing, relationships, and resources to achieve optimal quality of life. The association consists of educators, administrators and managers, human service and business professionals, researchers, community volunteers, and consultants. They provide research based knowledge about the topics of everyday life including human development, personal and family finance, housing and interior design, food science, nutrition and wellness, textiles and apparel and consumer issues. The association acts as a professional network for professors and teachers of home economics and related courses and it also includes numbers from government, business and non-profit organizations. AAFCS is one of the 5 organizations that form the Consortium of Family Organizations.