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Our History

Back in 1914, the Texas Agricultural Extension Office was created from the Smith-Lever Act.  This act was intended to help rural families help themselves by applying science to the daily routines of farming, homemaking, and family and community living. Originally, Ag Extension Agents helped people on the farm do things like rotate their crops and preserve foods safely. As people moved into cities, the Ag Agents moved with them so that these days, agents help urban gardeners combat their pests, diabetics manage their diets, and families keep their household accounts- improve their financial literacy.

As the Texas population grew, the workload of the Ag Agents expanded, too. In order to meet Travis County's needs, in 2001 the Travis County agent led twelve community leaders to create the Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas. It was formed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with the vision "To be recognized as a trusted, unbiased, and credible source of personal financial information."

Today the FLCCT is a smoothly functioning organization with a team of training volunteer teachers. To date we have taught over 5,525 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.

The Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas activities are coordinated by Texas AgriLife Extension, Travis County. FLCCT Programs serve all people regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.