The FCC is a voluntary nonprofit association of the 37 Community Councils in the Municipality of Anchorage. It was organized in the fall of 1976 to provide a vehicle for Community councils to share resources to tackle both unique and common problems in the Anchorage neighborhoods. The Municipality contracts with the FCC to operate the Community Councils Center. Each recognized Community Council holds a vote on the FCC Board of Delegates.
Councils can choose to have chairs or designated representatives attend the monthly meetings.
These gatherings focus on neighborhood issues and Municipal policies toward Councils, as well as discussions focusing on the FCC itself. FCC Board meetings are held at 6 p.m. in the third Wednesday of each month in Room 160 of City Hall. The Community Councils Center provides the neighborhood organizations in Anchorage with the resources they need to be strong effective grass-roots groups. Councils have helped determine how money from the HUD Community Development Block Grants would be spent in Anchorage neighborhoods. One obtained a stairway that enables children to walk to school rather than ride a bus, a savings to taxpayers.