Our club participates locally with several cornerstone programs of Soroptimist of the Americas (SIA), including Live Your Dream and Dream It, Be It. In addition, we sponsor club-level programs and provide support to local organizations.
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Live your Dream Award
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Dream it, Be it
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Grow Every Dream (G.E.D.) Program
Programs
Live Your Dream Award
This national program provides education and training awards to assist women who provide the primary financial support for their families. Recipients may use the awards to offset any costs associated with attaining a higher education, such as books, childcare, tuition, and transportation. Click to see the tremendous impact this program has had. And hear firsthand from women about the difference this award made in their lives.
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In support of this program, Soroptimist of Portland provides several cash awards each year. Award winners from local clubs become eligible for a Region award and the Region winners for a Federation award.
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Many of our recipients are survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, or sexual assault. Nearly all have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence, and substance abuse. But in addition to changing lives, this program is helping to change society.
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For questions, please contact Wanda Costi.
Dream It, Be It
In support of this program, our club partners with Girls Inc.’s Eureka! program, to provide career support to motivated girls in middle school.
By providing professional role models, career education, and other resources, this program helps girls to grow up to become confident, successful, happy adults. In small groups, the girls learn about the importance of values, to set and achieve goals, and to develop resilience to overcome obstacles and move forward after failures.
To learn more about the program, click here. If you work with girls – or if you're part of an organization that would like to partner with us – please contact Wanda Costi.
Grow Every Dream (G.E.D.) Program
A new program in development to assist women/girls access support to pass their High School Equivalency Test (GED).
Human Trafficking Project
Soroptimist of the Americas (SIA) launched the STOP Human Trafficking project in 2008. Given that our I-5 corridor is a major route for transporting young girls, SI Portland supports this project through awareness and advocacy. This effort includes supporting organizations that work to end sex trafficking at their conferences and fundraisers.
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To report a tip or get assistance, call:
National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline: 1-888-373-7888.
Or text HELP to: BeFree (233733)
