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  • SOAR in Rural Communities

    While individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness are more visible in urban settings, homelessness is also prevalent in rural areas. The barriers to access Social Security disability benefits can be numerous, but SOAR can assist.

    Type:
    Article
    Date:
    Oct, 2016
  • 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 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 Webinar: Rural Homelessness

    On this webinar, held on October 12, 2016, the SOAR TA Center and SOAR leaders discussed the challenges and successes implementing and sustaining SOAR in their rural areas.

    Type:
    Webinar
    Date:
    Sep, 2016
  • 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