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Soroptimist Raleigh: Empowering Girls & Women
Soroptimist Raleigh is a local club of Soroptimist International. Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. The name, Soroptimist, means “best for women,” and that’s what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best. Our Dream programs are at the heart of what we do.
Our Programs
Live Your Dream
This award aids women who are the primary wage earners for their families and are seeking to improve their economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education.
Live Your Dream Plus
In our “Live Your Dream Plus” program we follow up with our awardees for up to three years, mentoring them to afford ongoing support both non-financial as well as financial.
Dream It Be It
Dream It Be It targets girls in secondary school who face obstacles to their future success. It provides girls with access to professional role models, career education and the resources to live their dreams.
Real Stories
These are the real stories of recipients of the Live Your Dream Awards. We hope they will encourage you to take the steps to achieve your dreams, big or small.
Giordanna – 2024 Live Your Dream Awardee
Giordanna is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in hospitality at North Carolina Central University. She works full-time and has one son. In 2021, Giordanna experienced a series of challenges that led to deep depression and weight loss. First, she was involved...
Shannon – 2024 Live Your Dream Awardee
Shannon is enrolled at Wake Technical Community college majoring in Psychology, with an expected graduation in June 2024. A Raleigh native, Shannon is the youngest of eight children and the first member of her family to attend college. As a single mother of three...
Tamara – 2024 Live Your Dream Awardee
Tamara is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at North Carolina Central University, which she expects to receive in December of 2024. This is an important step in her journey to become a midwife. She is the mother of a 2 year old daughter. Tamara...
News and Events
Live Your Dream Award Recipient Earns Degree
Congratulations to Tamara Moore, one of our 2024 Live Your Dream Award recipients, on earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from NC Central in December 2024. Tamara had already put herself through four years of college while working worked full-time,...
PuzzleMania VII: Feb 1st
Join us at our 7th PuzzleMania fundraiser benefiting local women and girls through Soroptimist International of Raleigh Dream programs. REGISTER TODAY AT EVENTBRITE >> What is PUZZLEMANIA? Only the most popular fundraising event for Soroptimist International of...
Holiday Angels 2024
Soroptimist members gathered together on Saturday, December 7 for the annual Holiday Angels brunch. This tradition is a great time to catch up with other members and reflect on the past year. Club members also got together and purchased gifts from the wish lists of...