SOAR Webinar: Providing High-Quality SOAR Services in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Programs

Join us for an informative webinar where we explore the intersection of SOAR and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) programs. PSH combines affordable housing with supportive services to help people maintain stable housing and improve their overall well-being. It is designed for individuals who face challenges related to mental health, substance use, or other disabilities. On this webinar, SOAR providers will share how they have seamlessly integrated SOAR services into their PSH initiatives, ultimately enhancing services for individuals with disabilities experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

An SSA representative will discuss how living arrangements and housing vouchers impact SSI eligibility and benefit amounts. We will also have an SSI/SSDI beneficiary join us to share their experience receiving SOAR and PSH assistance to navigate the SSI/SSDI disability determination process and connect to housing and supportive services.

• Diandra Taylor, Social Insurance Specialist, Office of Strategic & Digital Communications, External Affairs Team, Social Security Administration
  
• Julie Miller, LISW-CP, ACM-SW, Chief Clinical Officer, Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI), Columbia, South Carolina
• Dianne Denise Miller-Fields, Director of Homeless Outreach and Benefits, Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI), Columbia, South Carolina
• Tina Tryggestad, SOAR Case Manager and SOAR Local Lead, Couleecap, Inc, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
• DeeAnn Shaw, Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager, Clarksburg Harrison Regional Housing Authority, Clarksburg, West Virginia
• Lauren Frederick, SOAR State Team Lead, West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness
• Olivette Ford, SOAR and Permanent Supportive Housing Beneficiary