AAFCS recognizes the important role that partnership plays in supporting individuals, families, and communities to achieve an optimal quality of life assisted by competent, caring Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) professionals whose expertise is continually updated through AAFCS.

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Featured Sponsor: Watkins 

Watkins teamed up with the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) to offer 150 exclusive baking boxes for AAFCS members. These generous boxes, filled with quality baking supplies, have excited members, who look forward to using them in their Family and Consumer Sciences classrooms. This initiative enhances hands-on learning and encourages creativity among students.

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Rubin is the leader in online resources for business communication skills. We teach students nationwide how to write, speak and lead with confidence through innovative digital tools.

 At Rubin, your purpose is our passion. Rely on Rubin to transform how students communicate for college and career opportunities.

Rubin Supports the Family and Consumer Sciences Industry

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At Rubin, AAFCS members can explore:

  • Free classroom access to Propel, a one-of-a-kind tool that teaches professional email etiquette. No AI involved! Available for Gmail, Outlook and as a webpage resource.

Step 1: Watch this short video to see how Propel teaches students to write every email like a total pro!

Step 2: Join hundreds of teachers nationwide. Request free classroom access to Propel here.

  • Free, live Dream Job Webinar series in which Rubin founder Danny Rubin interviews top professionals in STEM, marketing, health care, the trades, hospitality and more.

View the webinar schedule on rubineducation.com and sign up for an upcoming webinar. It’s always free!

Nasco Education has been supporting educators for over 80 years with hands-on teaching tools. We specialize in Family and Consumer Science tools that give students real-world experience and prepare them for future careers.

You’ll find a wide range of basic to advanced culinary, sewing, childcare, healthcare, design, and career readiness tools, as well as furniture and appliances that enable you to replicate professional settings in your labs. You’ll also discover all-in-one kits and free lesson plans that save you valuable prep time. And with a customer care team who understands the school buying process, you can rest easy knowing we can assist you with bids and quotes, co-op purchasing, and making sure you get the best pricing possible. Find what you need to deliver immersive FCS experiences at nascoeducation.com/fcs.

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Nasco Education provides comprehensive videos and lesson plan materials for FCS educators on how to teach knife skills in their classrooms. 

Visit our Teacher Resource Center at resources.nascoeducation.com and search “knife skills.” 

Nasco Education is constantly developing new products and kits that help FCS educators teach practical skills. We’re currently expanding our kitchen math and measuring materials and will share those with you in the coming months! 

UL Standards & Engagement strives to create a safer, more sustainable world. To do so, data and scientific discoveries must be amplified and translated into action. That’s what we do at UL Standards & Engagement. Through data analysis, expert testimony, and deliberation, we work to bring members of technical committees into alignment on a common set of safety requirements. We also build policy partnerships to help ensure that our knowledge reaches the safety professionals, policymakers, scientists, and industry leaders who use safety science to protect and educate our communities. 

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New UL Standards and Engagement Programs:

  • Safety Guides and Consumer Research Reports containing safety information for the benefit of the public. 
  • Technical Committee membership opportunities for Consumer organizations, free of cost and provisions for reimbursement of travel expenses to meetings where applicable. 
  • Webinars on trending topics and standard develop opportunities

To review Reports, Guides, and more visit: https://ulse.org/data-insights

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Founded out of Carnegie Mellon University’s Swartz Center in 2019. Troutwood designs and develops financial planning and investment education applications and web-based tools for individuals and institutions

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Troutwood basic tier empowers individuals of all ages with tools for open-ended budgeting and financial planning projections. The app allows for the modeling of 13.5 million career location combinations paired with a custom financial goal.   For those seeking enhanced features, the Troutwood Pro tier offers direct account linking and live financial tracking, providing a more comprehensive view of personal finances, that helps guide app users to important financial goals. These features can be discussed with members who express interest in exploring advanced tools to further their financial empowerment.

Using these great resources:

  • Members can access the Basic platform and additional education resources, for free at Troutwood.com
  • Members can reach out to Dan.Cannon@Troutwood.com to learn about usage and further discuss implementation and use cases with their students and staff.
  • Troutwood/AAFCS can discuss interest in dates and topics for webinars if helpful.

Troutwood is expanding in-apps features and user experience based on customer feedback.  We would be happy to provide a demo of “coming soon” features. 

King Arthur Baking

Founded in Boston in 1790, King Arthur Baking Company is the oldest flour company in the United States.  An employee owned and B lab Certified benefit corporation, the company’s vision is to inspire and share the joy of baking, building stronger and healthier communities.  King Arthur is a supplier of flour and high-quality baking tools and ingredients. It hosts a baking school, café and store at its headquarters in Norwich Vermont, as well as a second baking school in Burlington, WA. Bakers of any age and experience can find numerous resources on their website, blogs, virtual classes, baking and recipe guides, and thousands of recipes.  
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Bake for Good is King Arthur Baking Company’s free outreach program for students in grades 4 through 12. We have three goals: learn, bake, and share. Students learn the math and science of making bread from scratch. With supplies from King Arthur, they bake the bread recipe at home or together in school. The recipe makes two loaves, one to keep and one to share with someone in need or as an act of kindness.

In addition to Bake for Good, King Arthur has hundreds of videos, blogs and online classes, as well as thousands of recipes at kingarthurbaking.com.

You can learn more about the Bake for Good Program at www.kingarthurbaking.com/bakeforgood
Applications open in late summer and there is no cost. 

Money Habitudes

Money Habitudes is a game-like assessment – played either via physical cards or online – to help people understand and talk about their finances in a fun, constructive way. It also allows people to pinpoint underlying financial habits, attitudes and motivations to make real behavior changes. Money Habitudes helps financial professionals bring emotions and personal stories into the conversation without getting touchy-feely. You can use this activity to work with individuals, couples, and groups of any size as a standalone activity or to supplement other programs.
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With our workshop, "Incorporating the *New* Workbook in a Workshop," participants will learn the ins and outs of the new Money Habitudes Activity Workbook.

Money Habitudes has two newly revised workbooks we work with, available in both physical and PDF form. The My Money Habitudes Activity Workbook and Mis Hábitos Monetarios Libro de Actividades are the perfect workbook for practitioners hosting individual or group workshops.

Loaded with great activities for individuals to use with all the Money Habitudes cards - teen through adult.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to tailor workshops to their audiences and timeframe.

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We deeply value the impactful work Family Consumer Sciences (FCS) professionals accomplish across the country. This year, we are focusing on supporting individual state AAFCS affiliates. To show our commitment, we would like to offer over $600 in products that can be raffled off or given as door prizes.
These items include:
● A Standard One-Year Membership
● Money Habitudes Sample Pack
● An Activity Pack for 10