Vocation Purse Club

The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) serves as a sign of hope in the future of consecrated life and is dedicated to increasing the number of women and men entering religious communities.
INSPIRED by the church’s calls to holiness, many young people have found themselves drawn to religious life. Yet, with the average inquirer to religious life owing $33,000 in student loans and hampered by the costs of insurance and housing among other major expenses, many religious communities have found it necessary to turn promising candidates away until they are debt free—a process that can take years.

To address this problem the National Council of Catholic Women NCCW established the VOCATION PURSE CLUB in 2016

NFCRV will screen applicants and send funding for those approved to the religious community. If a postulant drops out of the order, she will assume payment of any debt outstanding that was being funded. Women considering a vocation will apply for funding through their chosen order to the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations on an application marked "Support provided by the National Council of Catholic Women". Only women will be considered for funding provided by NCCW.