What is Community Problem Solving ?

Teams apply their FPS skills to real problems in their community. A community problem is a problem that exists within the school, local community, region, state or nation. Implementation of the action plan is included in this component. Teams move from hypothetical issues to real world, authentic concerns. The top Community Problem Solving Team projects are invited to the FPSP International Conference in June.

In 2002, students from the Dr. John Howard Jr. Unique School of Excellence in East Orange, New Jersey won the International Grand Championship in the Junior Division of CmPS, having completed a project in which they united and assisted people in their community who had experienced personal tragedies in their lives.