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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.
Tiffany – 2023 Live Your Dream Awardee
Tiffany is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration at UNC Pembroke, with a prospective graduation date of December 2023. She is a full-time student while working a full-time job and raising two children as a single parent. She was also...
Tara – 2023 Live Your Dream Awardee
Tara is currently enrolled in the medical administration program at Bryan University and is planning to complete her associate degree in 2024, a goal she is pursuing while working full-time and raising her twelve-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter. Earning her...
Amy – 2023 Live Your Dream Awardee
Amy is enrolled in the practical nursing program at Durham Tech Community College. She works part-time and is a single mother. Amy moved to the United States to be with her spouse in 2018. Having always been very passionate about helping people and making a...
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...