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SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL of ATWATER MAJOR
PROGRAMS
Womens Opportunity Award
The Women’s Opportunity Awards program, Soroptimist’s
major service project, aids women seeking to improve their economic
status by gaining additional skills, training and education. The
program helps women who, as the primary wage earners for their families,
must improve their employment status by entering or returning to
the work force.
Women’s Opportunity Awards applicants have faced
severe hardships that have prevented them from pursuing and achieving
their educational and professional goals. Most are single mothers
and/or reliant on public assistance as their source of income. Many
are domestic abuse survivors. The Women’s Opportunity Awards helps
these women rebuild their lives through improved employment opportunities.
This unique program supplies women with the resources
they need to get ahead. Recipients may use the cash awards to offset
any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education,
including tuition, books, supplies, child care and car fare.
If you know anyone that would like to apply for
this award, please email us HERE.
Violet Richardson Award
The Violet Richardson Award is given to young
women that have made a difference in the community or at their school
Geared to girls between the ages of 14-17, this award recognizes
girls that have done outstanding work in their community.
Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence
In October 2004, 413 clubs in six countries (Bolivia,
Brazil, Canada, Japan, Philippines and US) pledged to help victims
of domestic violence and raise community awareness—particularly
within the business community—as part of the Soroptimist Workplace
Campaign to End Domestic Violence. As a result of this annual campaign,
members have distributed tens of thousands of domestic violence
hotline cards; others have organized public forums, lobbied governments,
and supported domestic violence shelters.
The Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic
Violence is an ongoing effort to raise awareness about a seldom-addressed
domestic violence issue: domestic violence as a workplace concern.
Club participation in the Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End
Domestic Violence consists of events such as:
- information about domestic violence
as a workplace issue
- pledge form for clubs to submit to headquarters
detailing their support for the campaign
- suggestions for domestic violence prevention
and victim support activities
- camera-ready hotline cards
- information about creating workplace domestic
violence policies, including why they are important
- public relations materials, including a sample
news release and suggestions for promoting Soroptimist participation
in domestic violence prevention and victim support activities
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