Programs

Live Your Dream Awards

Empowering Women Who Have Overcome Extraordinary Obstacles to Build Independent, Educated, and Self-Sustaining Futures.

Every year, Soroptimist distributes more than $2.9 million in education awards to over 2,000 women all over the world.

Over half of our Live Your Dream Awards recipients are survivors of domestic violence, trafficking or sexual assault. Nearly all of the women and families we serve have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, teen pregnancy, and drug or alcohol addiction.

Live Your Dream Awards recipients may use the cash award to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education, such as books, childcare, tuition and transportation.

The Live Your Dream Awards offers three levels of cash awards. Eligible applicants can submit their application between August 15 - November 15. Ultimately, a Live Your Dream Awards finalist has the potential to receive up to $16,000 to help offset tuition costs, purchase books, get transportation, or find reliable childcare so she can worry less about how to pay her bills and focus on reaching her dreams.

Women from the U.S. and Canada can start their application here.

Questions? Contact our Live Your Dream Award Chair at oxnardsoroptimist@gmail.com

Dream It, Be It!

Helping girls grow to be confident, successful, happy adults!

The Dream It, Be It program provides girls the guidance and resources they need to achieve their goals.

In the first three years since its inception, Dream It, Be It program has reached more than 20,000 girls in 14 countries and territories through Soroptimist International. Girls come out with more confidence, new tools to overcome obstacles, and achievable goals for their future.