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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 – 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...

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Tara – 2023 Live Your Dream Awardee

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...

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Amy – 2023 Live Your Dream Awardee

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...

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News and Events

Live Your Dream Award Recipient Receives Promotion

Live Your Dream Award Recipient Receives Promotion

Congratulations to Latisha Wooten, center, a 2021 Live Your Dream Award recipient, for being promoted to a testing teacher assistant (with her own office!) at Ligon Magnet Middle School. The well-deserved promotion recognizes Latisha’s talents, especially working with...

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Raleigh Soroptimists at Dress For Success

Raleigh Soroptimists at Dress For Success

Above image: Sarah, Mary Ann & Karen (l-r) helped staff the Fall Boutique Sale. At SI/Raleigh, we are deeply committed to our partnership with Dress for Success, a remarkable organization in Raleigh that has been integral to our mission for many years. In 2001, we...

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SIA 48th Biennial Convention

SIA 48th Biennial Convention

In July, Soroptimist Raleigh members Carolyn Skowron and Lashonda White traveled to Bellevue, Wash., for the Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) 48th Biennial Convention. The inspiring event brought together nearly 700 members representing 360 Soroptimist...

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