Financial Literacy Coalition of Central Texas (FLCCT) 1600-B Smith Road Austin, Texas 78721 www.flcct.org

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Financial Literacy Coalition of Central
Texas (FLCCT) 1600-B Smith
RoadAustin, Texas 78721www.flcct.org
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Todays Topics

• Who We Are
• What We Do
• How To Access FLCCT Services
• Ways FLCCT UW/BOCT Can Work Together To Achieve
  Common Goals

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Our Purpose

• Mission
• To foster community prosperity by enhancing the
  knowledge and skills Central Texans need for
  improved financial decision-making
• Vision
• To be recognized as a trusted, unbiased, and
  credible source of personal financial information

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Our Organization

• 501(c)(3) since 2004
• 12 member Board of Directors / 4 Staff
• Over 40 volunteer Instructors
• Limited number are bilingual
• Over 25 Host Partner Organizations
• In-kind support provided by the
  Travis County Extension Service
  (part of Texas AM AgriLife Extension Service)

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What We Do

• Provide free basic financial education classes in
  English and Spanish to Host Partner organizations
  in the Austin area
• Provide one class on a particular topic, or a
  full series depending on the needs of the
  organization
• Focus is on low-income adults and youth
• Use nationally recognized financial literacy
  curriculums
• Money Smart 11 modules
• All My Money 8 modules
• Wie-Up 8 modules

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Money Smart

• Targeted to individuals who are outside the
  financial mainstream, or those in need of basic
  financial literacy
• Bank On It
• Borrowing Basics
• Check It Out
• Money Matters
• Pay Yourself First
• Keep It Safe
• To Your Credit
• Charge It Right
• Loan To Own
• Your Own Home
• Financial Recovery

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All My Money

• Targeted to limited-resource unbanked
  individuals, or those in need of basic financial
  literacy
• Making Spending Choices
• Envelope Budgeting
• Planning Your Spending
• Understanding Credit
• Handling Credit Problems
• Building Consumer Skills
• Taking Consumer Action
• Managing a Checking Account

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Wie-Up

• Targeted to Females, ages 20 to 30
• Money for Life
• Money Math
• Money Basics
• Credit in a Money World
• Savings Basics
• Insurance and Risk Management
• Becoming an Investor
• Achieving Financial Security

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Who We Recruit

• Volunteer Instructors
• Individuals complete a 9-hour Train-the-Trainer
  course
• We provide instructors a path to become
  Certified
• We select individuals who have a financial acuity
• Host Partners
• Organizations that desire FLCCT to provide
  financial education classes to their constituents
  and/or staff
• Partners organize the class of participants
• Partners provide the classroom location

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Who We Recruit

• Educational Partners
• - FLCCT also provides Train-the-Trainer
  instruction designed to meet the needs of
  other organizations such that their staff can
  instruct their own constituents

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How We Educate

• Scheduling of Classes
• Host Partner determines class location, date,
  time, and curriculum
• FLCCT assigns a qualified instructor to teach the
  class and provide all instructional materials
• In 2012, FLCCT instructed 1,462 individuals via
  159 classes (on average - 13 classes 122
  students/month)
• Class Delivery
• Instructor conducts interactive instruction
• Instructor administers individual pre /
  post-quizs
• Participants each complete a course critique and
  instructor critique

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To Utilize FLCCT Services

• To Become a Host Partner or Educational Partner
  Contact
• Meg Buchanan
• 512-854-2991
• mbuchanan_at_flcct.org
• Bob Sandera
• 512-567-5000
• bsandera_at_flcct.org

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Ways FLCCT UW/BOCT Can
Work Together

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Bottom Line
We all want to see more healthy, prosperous
children and families in Texas!
Lets work together