SOAR and HUD Continuums of Care (CoCs): Integration for Homeless Response System Improvement

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) CoC program is pivotal in addressing homelessness and housing instability across communities and states. The HUD CoC program requires a community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, which includes promoting access to and utilization of mainstream programs such as SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR), which increases access to stabilizing income and health insurance for people with disabilities. 

Join us to learn more about how to grow your SOAR initiatives through connecting with your HUD CoC systems. You will hear from CoC and SOAR Leaders who have successfully integrated SOAR into their CoCs. Various collaboration strategies already in practice will be discussed so you can connect more confidently to your CoCs. This webinar will be helpful to SOAR Providers and SOAR Leads who are looking for more guidance on including CoCs in your SOAR initiatives.

• Sametra Polkah-Toe, LMHC, Project Associate, SAMHSA SOAR TA Center, Policy Research Associates, Troy, New York
• Hope Rodgers, LMSW, CoC Performance Manager, Texas Homeless Network (THN), Austin, Texas
• Omar Martinez, Manager, Homeless Response System Planning & Implementation, Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County (CFTH), Houston, Texas
• Amanda Stadler, Homelessness Services Coordinator, State PATH Contact, and SOAR State Lead, Missouri Department of Mental Health, Jefferson City, Missouri