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  • SOAR Tools and Worksheets

    These are the tools and worksheets created by the SOAR TA Center that can help you in the SSI/SSDI Application process.

    Type:
    Guides
    Date:
    Mar, 2024
  • SOAR Promotes Successful Reentry

    This infographic illustrates how SOAR can be a viable tool in reentry efforts for those who are at-risk for homelessness upon release from incarceration.

    Type:
    Infographic
    Date:
    Mar, 2022
  • SOAR Webinar: SOAR and Criminal Justice System Implementation

    This webinar, held on March 25, 2020, addressed the connections between serious mental illness, homelessness, and incarceration, and best practices for increasing access to SSI/SSDI benefits for people with serious mental illness who are reentering communities from jails and prisons. 

    Type:
    Webinar
    Date:
    Feb, 2020
  • SOAR Works for Individuals Involved in the Legal System

    This issue brief, developed by the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center, discusses best practices for integrating benefit options with community reentry strategies for people with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders to promote post-release success.

    Type:
    Issue Brief
    Date:
    Nov, 2019
  • SOAR: A Reentry Tool for Individuals Involved in the Criminal Justice System

    This webinar, held on October 24, 2018, was presented by the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center in partnership with the SAMHSA GAINS Center.  We explored how SOAR implementation in criminal justice settings can be a strong reentry tool to increase housing stability and promote post-release success.

    Type:
    Webinar
    Date:
    Sep, 2018
  • Special Considerations for Immigration and Residency: SSI for Non-Citizens

    An individual who is not a U.S. Citizen is potentially eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under certain circumstances described below. This resource is not exhaustive of all ways that a non-citizen may be eligible for SSI benefits. If there is any question about eligibility or other immigration issues, case managers should contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) directly.

    Type:
    Article
    Date:
    May, 2018
  • SSA Disability Benefits for Non-Citizens: Refugee Resettlement and SOAR (Partner Webinar)

    This webinar, held on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in partnership with HIAS walks participants through SSI eligibility and how the Social Security Administration makes a decision on SSI claims for noncitizens with disabilities. It will also describe the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) model and how staff can get involved with SOAR initiatives in their state. 

    Type:
    Webinar
    Date:
    Apr, 2018