Education & Training Awards
Live Your Dream
Live Your Dream
Education & Training Awards for Women
The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards assist women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects.
Each year, Soroptimist International Newport Harbor Area awards at least one woman with a Live Your Dream Award. Those women are then eligible for region and federation awards. Annually, more than $1.6 million in education grants are awarded to more than 1,200 women, many of whom have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence, trafficking, sexual assault, teen pregnancy, and/or drug and alcohol abuse.
Program Co-Chair
Brigide Daily
Program Co-Chair
Joan Weeks
Measuring Success
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of Live Your Dream Award recipients earned or continue to pursue a degree or certificate.
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of Live Your Dream Award recipients who completed their degree secured higher-paying employment.
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of Live Your Dream Award recipients report the award has increased their self-esteem.
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of teenage Dream It Be It participants reported feeing more confident about their future success.
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of teenage Dream It Be It participants reported feeling more prepared to pursue their career goals.
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