ISF-Texas Capital Campaign

Building on 15 years of investing in the success of foster youth all across America, Dallas-based ISF has launched a new era of regional chapter initiatives, beginning with ISF-TEXAS.  ISF’s proven strategy of blending financial support with mentoring and leadership development has empowered 174 youth impacted by foster care to pursue their dream of a college or vocational school degree.  While less than 3% of foster youth in America achieve a college degree, over 85% of ISF students successfully complete their college or trade school programs. 

Click on the video below to hear a message from our
Executive Director, Dr. Blair Ritchey

CAMPAIGN GOAL:  To raise $1 million dollars over the next 4 years to fund the launch of the ISF Texas chapter in order to serve 1000 youth with lived experience in foster care over the next decade in their pursuit of a college or trade school degree.

CALL TO PRAY:  We will marshal the prayer support of the ISF family to seek God’s blessing on this campaign and the impact of ISF as it serves Texas youth with lived experience in foster care.

CALL TO PLEDGE:  We will seek pledges from major donors to make a generous annual gift over the next four years.

MAKE A PLEDGE:  I would like to make a pledge to give an annual gift to ISF Texas over the next 4 years.

SCHEDULE A CONVERSATION:  I would like to discuss my involvement in the ISF Texas Capital Campaign with ISF leadership. 

HOST A PARTY:  I would like to host a Party With a Purpose to introduce my friends to ISF-TEXAS

READ A WHITE PAPER: Unleashing Potential – The Transformative Impact of the ISF Chapter in Texas

ISF-TEXAS has established partnerships with area universities such as UNT, TWU, University of Texas branches, Collin College, and Dallas College.  ISF-TEXAS also actively partners with foster support programs such as CASA, Embrace Texas, CitySquare TRAC, Judge Delia Gonzales, along with area churches.  These partnerships have positioned ISF as an effective “baton pass” to provide ongoing support for foster youth as they transition out of the foster care system.  Enabling foster youth to complete their next steps in education and training successfully makes ISF a critical link in the chain of support for youth impacted by foster care.

The ISF Board of Directors intends for the ISF-TEXAS chapter to become the model for expanding ISF’s impact to foster youth via the development of other regional-based chapters in the coming years.