Soroptomist club offering education, training awards
Women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families and seek financial assistance to continue their education or receive training can now apply for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women.
The SI Fayette County club will provide a $1,000 cash award to its award recipient, who will then advance to the Soroptimist North Atlantic Region level, where recipients could receive up to an additional $5,000. The program culminates with three finalist $10,000 awards.
Recipients can use the Live Your Dream Award to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education or additional skills and training. This includes tuition, books, child care, transportation, or any other education-related expense.
The Live Your Dream Award provides over $3 million in cash awards to head-of-household women in need each year. Since the program’s inception in 1972, more than $40 million has helped tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families.
Information on applying can be obtained by emailing Denise DeHaas at dehaas.denise@gmail.com or calling her at 724-366-4713. The application deadline is Nov. 15.
Founded in 1956, the SI Fayette County club is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas, a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. For more information about how Soroptimist improves the lives of women and girls, visit www.soroptimist.org.