Soroptimist International of Raleigh to Offer Cash Grants to Women Seeking Financial Assistance For Educational or Training Expenses
For Immediate Release
August 9, 2022
Contact:
Betsy Miller, President SI Raleigh
bmiller@soroptimistraleigh.org
781.366.1955
RALEIGH, NC – Women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families and seek financial assistance to continue their education or receive training can now apply for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women. Learn more about the program, apply online and read the stories of past Raleigh recipients at our website, soroptimistraleigh.org. You can also reach out to us at LYD-info@soroptimistraleigh.org with any questions you may have. The application deadline is November 15.
The Raleigh club will provide a $2,000 cash award to each of five award recipients, one of whom will then be chosen to advance to the Soroptimist Central East Coast Region level, where recipients could receive up to an additional $5,000. The program culminates with three finalist $10,000 awards at an international level.
Recipients can use the Live Your Dream Award to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education or additional skills and training. This includes tuition, books, childcare, carfare, or any other education related expense.
The Live Your Dream Award provides over $2.8 million in cash awards to head-of-household women in need each year. Since the program’s inception in 1972, more than $35 million has helped tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families. A study conducted by The Fels Institute of Government, a research and consulting organization based at the University of Pennsylvania, confirmed the efficacy and impact of this program. It improves the recipients’ quality of life; builds their confidence; strengthens their self-determination and makes them want to, in turn, help others. Helping women in this way has the demonstrated effect of leading to stronger communities, nations, and the world.
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Founded in 1987, Soroptimist International of Raleigh is a local club of Soroptimist International, a global organization that works to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. Soroptimist, a 501(c)(3) organization that relies on charitable donations to support its programs. To learn more about the Raleigh club, please visit: www.soroptimistraleigh.org.