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- EIN 94-6107903
- Po Box 863 Yreka CA 96097 USA
- http://www.soroptimistyreka.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, International, International Relief, Protection Against Abuse, Women, Womens Service Clubs
Mission:
Founded in 1959, Soroptimist International of Yreka is an international organization for business and professional individuals who provide volunteer service to their communities contributing time and financial support to community-based and international projects benefiting women and girls. Soroptimist International of Yreka is part of Soroptimist International, which comprises almost 95,000 members in about 120 countries.
The name, Soroptimist, means 'best for women,' and that's what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best working to help other women to be their best.
Soroptimist members belong to local clubs, which determine the focus of service to their communities. Club projects range from renovating domestic violence shelters, to providing mammograms to low-income women, to sponsoring self-esteem workshops for teenage girls. In addition, Soroptimists participate in organization-wide programs that include the Women's Opportunity Awards, Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls, the Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence, the Making a Difference for Women Award and the Violet Richardson Award. All projects seek to make life better for women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world.