Why Join?

When you become a member of the ICF, you are joining a national family of thousands of other Catholic men, women and children who enjoy celebrating their heritage and sharing in faith, charitable works, fun, and fellowship. ICF branches assist their home parishes, schools, and other local ministries with donations from fundraising events as well as the time and talent of their members. Branch 380 in Thousand Oaks is no exception, with a proud history of supporting St. Paschal Baylon Church and School, seminarian education, and local and national charities such as Cooley’s Anemia (see our Charitable Giving page to learn more).

Branch 380 members meet monthly and appreciate the opportunity to engage in good works, sit down to a meal with their entire family, enjoy an interesting program, participate in various fundraisers and social events throughout the year, and build lasting friendships with other members they meet.

You’re probably wondering, “do I need to have Italian heritage to join?” The answer is, absolutely not! While the ICF was founded in 1924 to help reverse the trend of Italian immigrants beginning to lose their culture and faith, today, we continue to celebrate our Italian origins but also welcome and encourage Catholics of all other heritages to join.

How to Become a Member

Becoming a member is easy. Simply click the New Member Application button below, print out and fill in the membership application, and bring it with you to our next general meeting (a general meeting schedule is provided on the Events page of this site). There, our financial secretary will accept your membership form and dues payment.

Membership dues are payable at the beginning of January each year, in the amount of $50 per adult, and $25 for all unmarried children in the same household up to age 22 (for example, a family of two adults and three children would pay membership dues = $125). A prorated dues amount will be applied for new members who join after January.