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About the Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas, Inc. (FLCCT)

The Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas was officially formed in 2001.  The mission of the FLCCT is to foster community prosperity by enhancing the knowledge and skills Central Texans need for improved financial decision-making.  The membership of the coalition represents the public and private sector, including non-profit organizations, county government, financial institutions, experienced financial education consultants, certified financial planner practitioners, higher education institutions, financial planning and investment advisory firms, and retired school educators.  The FLCCT recruits and trains volunteers to provide sound money management education to adults and youth throughout the Central Texas community.  The coalition primarily focuses on community, workplace, and youth education.  The goal of FLCCT is to educate.  It is not a source for specific financial or legal advice.

Vision

To be recognized as a trusted, unbiased, and credible source of personal financial information.

Mission

To foster community prosperity by enhancing the knowledge and skills Central Texans need for improved financial decision-making.

History

The Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas (FLCCT) was formed December, 2001, under the leadership of the Texas Cooperative Extension of Travis County.  Twelve community leaders voted the FLCCT's first slate of officers and adopted its vision statement: "To be recognized as a trusted, unbiased, and credible source of personal financial information."  To date we have taught over 3,500 Central Texans how to develop a household budget, control excessive spending and debt, implement a savings and investment plan, purchase a home, and send a child to college.

Program Description

To accomplish our mission, we partner with organizations or businesses who see in their clientele, members, or staff the need for education about money management issues.  The FLCCT recruits and trains volunteer instructors to provide sound money management education to adults and youth throughout Central Texas.  Financial Literacy Train-the-Trainer programs are conducted once or twice a year.  The program provides the volunteers with the tools and resources to make their instruction experience a success. 

The educational classes are delivered by the trained volunteer instructors to individuals, community groups, workplace employees, and youth groups through workshops, classes, newsletters, and fairs.  In these classes, the participants learn to identify and prioritize their personal money management goals, track their incomea dn spending to sty within a budget, comprehend the impact of time on the value of money, understand the cost of using credit, and protect their assets as they begin to accumulate money. 

The FLCCT classes are free of charge, but we ask for a commitment from partnering organizations, schools, and businesses to make the classes a success.

 
Board of Directors

Sally Borie
President

Angela Jo Medina
Vice President

Vacant
Treasurer

Kelli Moore
Secretary

 

Committees

Steve Gonzales
Workplace Education

Kelli Moore
Youth Education

Pam Noble
Marketing/PR

Andrea Stiles-Pullas
Resource Development

Steve Stokes
Community Education

   
Educational Partner Organizations Financial Partners
El Buen Samaritano
Foundation Communities
Neighborhood Housing Services of Austin, Inc.
Foundation for the Homeless
Advance Austin - Montopolis
Friendship International
Blackland Community Development Corporation
Mexican Consulate Fair
American Youthworks
Grove Place Apartments
Advance Austin - Dove Springs
ACC - ESL South Austin Campus
ACC - Capital Idea South Austin
Student Coop Housing - UT
Frost Bank
Catholic Charities

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Jane Parker, Program Director
Phone: 512-854-9600
Fax: 512-854-9611 
jparker@ag.tamu.edu

FLCCT, Inc. is partnered with Texas AgriLife Extension : 1600 B Smith Road, Austin, TX 78721