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 two winners of our annual scholarship event held at Heritage Palms.

Tracy Roy (Women’s Opportunity Award Winner) - Tracy is the mother of 3 children, a 17 year old daughter, Jasmine, who is a senior at PS High School and twin 15 year olds, Mariah and Maury. After 2 marriages where she was subjected to abuse because of her husbands’ alcohol and drug use, she found herself the sole support of her children. Tragedy struck her family several times over the years, -- she lost several of her family members including her father, older sister to suicide and younger sister to congestive heart family. Tracy is a twin herself, and she and her twin are the second youngest of 11 children. She says her mother is her role model and is trying to emulate her mother by being a role model for her children.

Tracy trained as a paralegal, but has always felt a stronger pull to children and teens, finding that they are often as drawn to her as she is to them. In fact there are several teens in her community that know her so well, they call her “Momma Tracy” and come to her for her listening ear and kind heart.

Jazmin-Cruz Zuniga (Violet Richardson Award Winner) – Jazmin is a senior at Cathedral City High School. She has volunteered in various capacities including distribution of food and clothing to United Farm Workers through the Upward Bound program at College of the Desert. She currently volunteers at Sunny Sands Elementary School, working in the classroom of her second grade teacher who she credits with helping her to learn English when she immigrated to the United States as a second grader. She volunteers in her classroom in order to give back to the teacher who has given so much to her. Jazmin cares deeply about doing whatever she can to help bring happiness to others.