I am highly disappointed with the SFIC scholarship fund. Despite meticulously following their application process and submitting all required documents on time, my son's application was unjustly denied. Upon denial, my repeated attempts to contact them via email and phone were met with silence. When I finally reached someone in their office, I was informed that many families in genuine need are being denied for trivial reasons. It raises serious concerns about the allocation of these funds, as deserving families are being overlooked due to errors and miscommunications. It makes one question where the money is truly going. This scholarship fund appears to be a complete scam, failing to support the families it claims to assist.
SFIC has made it possible for countless students to have a values based education. SFIC not only helps children attend Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese, but supports the communities and families it serves with different cultural events and family gatherings.
The Scholarship Fund has helped innumerable families over the years afford a Catholic education to their children. It has, in the process, helped many Catholic Schools remain open. Can't speak too well of them.
It’s a sad day when you find out your kids are not receiving a scholarship due to a timely matter. What hurts the most is when you email and call This organization SFIC and speak to the director herself once a month to make sure everything is received on there end. Just to find out yesterday 28th January thru email your kids did not qualify because of a missing W-2 that we have proof we sent directly to the director. Covid has made us all lazy and unprofessional. This is my kids future every little bit helps. Clearly this was personal because I kept emailing her/them to make sure they weren’t missing anything & to confirm receipt of our W-2. To make matters worst. She email and said sorry but don’t forget your W-2 for 2021 or the same thing might happen. I’m exaggerating on the part it might happen again! But you get the picture.
SFICC has been amazing! As a parent, especially a mom, and you get the notion that your child is not thriving in school, it is time to make a change. When i decided to pull my second grader from his public school, i worried about the financial burden that tuition would have on my family. The application process was very easy. I was often updated, and luckily this year we were awarded a partial scholarship. I love seeing their social media posts about the various schools and reccipients.
It is amazing how SFIC affects the lives of the Children it serves. I have been on several (both large and small) non-profit Boards; this is my favorite. Board members have several opportunities a year to meet the children we benefit and it is always a joy to speak with them and hear first hand how they are doing and that they are so thankfull for the help they redceive. Virtually all our inner-city school scholarship students have high hopes, complete high school and over 90% have gone on to college; for economically disadvantaged students, this is remarkable.
This is the real deal. We are not millionaire philanthropists so our charity decisions are important. I look forward to giving to SFIC every year. The kids are great and I trust the leadership. You will see good you do right before your eyes.
Without question this is money well spent. These young people get a quality education. By the time they get to high school, 100% graduate and almost all go on to college. Money here makes a real difference in real lives.
This charity has far exceeded my expectations. It was through SFIC that my son became eligible for a full scholarship to Villanova University! We applied, and yes, he did receive it. He is now entering his senior year at Queen of Peace HS and looking forward to going to Villanova next fall. Thank You so much! -Kurt H. Mathews
My sons were given an amazing opportunity to attend Catholic grammar and high Schools. My oldest son is attending NJIT with mechanical engineer major which I believe was strongly influenced by his Catholic education. My younger son is attending Christ the King as a freshman, and we are so pleased with his decision to attend this school. The opportunities he has been given already are amazing!
As an employee, I am proud to work for The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children. I am a product of growing up in a low-income inner-city environment so I am familiar with the struggles these families go through. I also know the impact that one small opportunity like this can mean to an inner-city child! If my mother would have had the financial wherewithal, and the assistance from an organization like SFIC, she would have sent me to the local Catholic school where I grew up in El Barrio.
Providing students with the opportunities they would not be able to afford otherwise is a blessing to these families. The parents pray for the ability to give their children that chance that they did not have. With a partial tuition scholarship from SFIC, many are getting that opportunity to succeed.
I thank God I can help and I pray you can too!