What is SOAR?

SOAR stands for SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery.  It is an outcome-oriented approach to expedite access to social security disability benefits for people who are homeless and who have serious mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders.

Why SOAR?

The SSI/SSDI application and disability determination process can seem complex.  Often, there is a disconnect between the experience of homelessness and the disability application process and only about 20 percent of those who apply are typically approved on initial application. Outcomes from 37 states provided evidence of the efficacy of the SOAR project. In 2010, 73 percent of the applications submitted using the SOAR approach were approved on initial application in 91 days on average.

How to Participate

• Attend the SOAR 2-day Stepping Stones to Recovery Training to get a step-by-step explanation of the SSI/SSDI application and disability determination process as well as samples and explanations of SSA and DDS paperwork and necessary reports.

Kings & Tulare Counties:

April 11 & 12, 2012

Housing Authority of Tulare County

5140 West Cypress

Visalia, CA 93277

To register for the SOAR 2-day Stepping Stones to Recovery Training please complete the form below.  Click here to download the event flyer.

Thank you for your interest in the SOAR 2-day Stepping Stones to Recovery Training. Unfortunately, we have reached participant capacity. Please email info@kingstularecoc.org to be placed on the waiting list.