Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI) Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Requirement: Contract Frequency: Quarterly Reporting of SOAR data Due Date: N/A Description: SOAR is a national project funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) that is designed to increase access to SSI/SSDI for eligible adults with mental illnesses who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The Managing Entity shall ensure that Network Service Providers implement the SOAR process within the contractually defined geographic area. Network Service Providers must have case managers trained in and utilizing the SOAR model. The Department has a SOAR State Team Lead (STL) available to provide technical assistance in collaboration with the SAMHSA funded SOAR Technical Assistance Center. The SOAR Technical Assistance Center also provides ongoing data collection on the SOAR model. The Managing Entity shall: Identify a local planning team that includes representatives from the local Social Security Administration (SSA), Division of Disability Determinations, Network Service Providers, and stakeholders serving this population to develop an action plan based on the SOAR Process. Convene regular meetings of the team to explore and identify strategies for ongoing funding and sustainability. Create a distribution list for ongoing communication and disseminate minutes of meetings to the local planning team and the STL. Report progress and challenges to the STL to ensure local implementation is consistent with the state initiative. Coordinate and follow up on the implementation of the action plan and SOAR Process. Provide logistical support and technical assistance to trainers to conduct live trainings locally. Register as the local lead in the SOAR Online Application Tracking (OAT) database at and report data and outcomes including: Number of SOAR-assisted SSI/SSDI applications; Decisions on applications, including appeals; and Number of days applications are approved from date of application submission to date of decision. The SOAR Technical Assistance Center offers several three-day Leadership Academies annually to assist local SOAR leads in building successful SOAR initiatives. Attendance at a Leadership Academy requires prior approval by the STL. More information on SOAR can be viewed at:
Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI) Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Requirement: Contract Frequency: Quarterly Reporting of SOAR data Due Date: N/A Description: SOAR is a national project funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) that is designed to increase access to SSI/SSDI for eligible adults with mental illnesses who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The Managing Entity shall ensure that Network Service Providers implement the SOAR process within the contractually defined geographic area. Network Service Providers must have case managers trained in and utilizing the SOAR model. The Department has a SOAR State Team Lead (STL) available to provide technical assistance in collaboration with the SAMHSA funded SOAR Technical Assistance Center. The SOAR Technical Assistance Center also provides ongoing data collection on the SOAR model. The Managing Entity shall: Identify a local planning team that includes representatives from the local Social Security Administration (SSA), Division of Disability Determinations, Network Service Providers, and stakeholders serving this population to develop an action plan based on the SOAR Process. Convene regular meetings of the team to explore and identify strategies for ongoing funding and sustainability. Create a distribution list for ongoing communication and disseminate minutes of meetings to the local planning team and the STL. Report progress and challenges to the STL to ensure local implementation is consistent with the state initiative. Coordinate and follow up on the implementation of the action plan and SOAR Process. Provide logistical support and technical assistance to trainers to conduct live trainings locally. Register as the local lead in the SOAR Online Application Tracking (OAT) database at and report data and outcomes including: Number of SOAR-assisted SSI/SSDI applications; Decisions on applications, including appeals; and Number of days applications are approved from date of application submission to date of decision. The SOAR Technical Assistance Center offers several three-day Leadership Academies annually to assist local SOAR leads in building successful SOAR initiatives. Attendance at a Leadership Academy requires prior approval by the STL. More information on SOAR can be viewed at: