Families play a very important role in our individual lives and in society. Happy well functioning families have much to contribute to the well-being of our nation.
Families work together to improve conditions in the home, workplace, community, and world.
Research coming from the National Center for Research in Vocational Education indicates that today's educational reform initiatives are largely focused on improving work skills. They go on to say that work skills which will upgrade socioeconomic status are not, however, a magic gateway to bright occupational futures and that an individual's success is mediated by the family and how it functions. The Ohio Vocational Family and Consumer Sciences Education service area in the Ohio Department of Education provides leadership to educational programs that focus on instruction that will empower individuals and families to take action for the well-being of self and others in the home, community and workplace. The program helps students know how to function independently as family members, workers, and citizens in a complex, global society. It helps students appreciate the family's significance as a social institution and its role in meeting the needs of individuals and family members.