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 AgriLife Extension Service, 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 income and spending to stay 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

Angela Jo Medina                President

Bob Sandera                      Vice President

Vacant                             Secretary

Chris Riley                         Treasurer

Kelsey Hitchingham             Community Groups Chair

Sandra Molinari                  Workplace Groups Chair

Lorraine Bier                      Youth Groups Chair

Mara Ash                          Resource Development Chair

Pam Noble                         Marketing and Public Relations Chair

Sally Borie                         Volunteer Training and Development Chair

Vacant                             At Large Member

 

Educational Partner Organizations

  • Aspire (Communities in Schools)
  • Austin Academy
  • Austin Learning Academy)
  • Blackland Community Development Corporation
  • Capital Metro
  • Center for Child Protection
  • Goodwill Industries
  • Grove Place Apartments
  • Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation
  • Manos de Cristo
  • Safe Place
  • Texas Advocacy Project
  • Travis County Sheriff Womens Unit (PRIDE)
  • St. John's Community Schools - Webb MS, Reagan HS, Pearce MSv
  • Texas InterFaith Good Neighbor Program
  • Youth Advocacy

Financial Partners

  • Frost Bank
  • Charles Schwab

2010 FLCCT Certified Instructors

  • Edwin Aguilar
  • Jose Aguilar
  • Lorraine Bier
  • Sally Borie
  • Betty Davis
  • Gerry Guerrero
  • Sergio Leiseca
  • Stephen Mangold
  • Sandra Molinari
  • Anibeth Turcios
  • Thomas Windberg

The Requirements to be certified are as follows:

  • Attend FLCCT Membership Orientation Meeting
  • Attend the 9-hour Train-the-Trainer event
  • Shadow, at least one FLCCT instructor
  • Teach 4 FLCCT coordinated classes - includes completing the FLCCT class reporting form(s)
  • Complete Volunteer Service Report form