What We Do

We work through service projects and award programs to fulfill our mission of improving the lives of women and girls.

Locally, we support the House of Hope, a 90-day residential program for women recovering from drug and alcohol abuse.   

Committed to Service

Soroptimist International is committed to service to local, national and international communities through their program focus strategies.

They promote active participation in decision making at all levels of society.
The majority of Soroptimist's work to improve the lives of women and girls is done at the local club level. Soroptimist International of the Americas has more than 1,400 clubs in 19 countries and territories. Clubs assess the needs of their communities and then undertake projects that will best fill those needs. Soroptimist clubs receive assistance in their volunteer efforts by participating locally in programs developed and sponsored by the Soroptimist organization.

And the Winners Are...

Here are our winners of our annual scholarship event.

Members of Soroptimist International of Palm Springs congratulate their club's 2011 Women's Opportunity Award winner Vanessa Diaz, bottom left, and Violet Richarson Award winner Allison Levine, bottom, second from left, at last spring's awards ceremony.

Allison is a multi-tasker when it comes to her volunteer activities. As a member of the National Charity League, she volunteers for the Tour de Palm Springs; Community Blood Bank; Coachella Valley Rescue Mission; Gilda's Club; Desert Association for Retarded Citizens (Desert ARC); and the Pegasus Riding Academy, but she said her favorite is the Children's Discovery Museum. In the past year, she volunteered for 175 total hours of which 125 were for the Kids Camp at the Children's Discovery Museum. She said the 'good feelings she gets for herself and the kids' is why she does this.

Vanessa is only 18 years old but has accomplished so much in such a short period of time. After graduating from high school, she continued her education at the Riverside County Office of Education. While pursuing her studies at Riverside, she took courses in Medical Front Office Procedure and worked part time in an after school program. It was there she developed her passion for helping others. Her father abandoned her, her mother and her sister in December 1998. Over time, she learned her father was an substance abuser, and her mother decided that the girls were better off without him. Her mother worked very hard to instill her daughters with the knowledge that hard work and dedication would get them ahead. She was a perfect role model. But her mother became ill and Vanessa had to take care of her and her sister while attending school and working. Her ambition helped her become a role model for her sister as her mother has been for her.