Ending Homelessness & Promoting Recovery

SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) helps states and communities end homelessness through increased access to Social Security disability benefits. The pictured individuals are only a few of the 50,000+ people whose lives have been transformed with SOAR assistance.

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Online Courses

Enroll in a SOAR Online Course to learn about SSA's disability determination process and how to submit a complete and thorough SSI/SSDI application using the SOAR model.

SOAR Online Course: Adult Curriculum

This course trains case workers to assist adults (age 18+) who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder to apply for the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability programs, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).

SOAR Online Course: Child Curriculum

This course trains case workers to assist children (under age 18) who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefit program.