The U.S. Home Economics (HE) Critical Science Approach (CSA) emerged in the 1980s, reaching its pinnacle with the publication, Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Curriculum: Toward a Critical Science Approach (Johnson & Fedje, 1999). Various state education departments integrated the CSA into the curriculum, bringing critical literacy to secondary FCS education with the use of practical reasoning, informed by the Reasoning for Action Standards. FCS students developed the criticality needed to examine FCS-related issues and consider solutions that best served individuals, families, and communities. Diminishing quickly thereafter, likely due to political, educational, and personnel changes, in 2021, AAFCS committed to re-engaging FCS professionals with the CSA, by creating the Critical Science Academy. Emerging findings include a clear need to 1) educate and train professionals on the CSA; 2) encourage real-world use of the CSA; and 3) document CSA outcomes and impact. Internationally, the CSA is centered in the IFHE Position Statement (2008) and inspires HE work globally. Building on international CSA applications and successes, presenters will engage colleagues to develop an international plan for documenting the use and impact of the CSA among HE professionals. Doing so will demonstrate the transformational power of HE and its essentialness to communities globally.