Soroptimist International of Las Cruces

About Soroptimist International of Las Cruces

We are a nonprofit volunteer organization focused on female empowerment through education. As an organization of and for women, the Soroptimist International chapter of Las Cruces has supported women’s education in southern New Mexico since 1970. Our goal is to help women and girls live their dreams by prioviding resources to help them overcome obstacles and achieve their professional and personal goals. Women are economically empowered when they have control over their finances and well-being and have a voice in the financial decisions to shape their lives and the lives of their families. We focus on access to education because we believe it’s the most effective path toward empowerment. Educated women and girls are less vulnerable to sex traffickers, more likely to leave a domestic violence situation and not return, more able to access healthcare, less likely to live in poverty and more able to raise strong and healthy families.