WEBINAR: SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery): Another Piece to the Puzzle for Ending Homelessness

Join the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as they discuss how SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery) is used to increase access to the disability income benefit programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) for eligible adults who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness and have a severe and persistent mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder. Learn the advantages of using SOAR and how to become SOAR-trained.

Presenters:

Karen Ulp, Human Services Program Specialist, Bureau of Policy, Planning and Program Development, PA Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Michelle Baxter, Human Services Program Specialist, PA Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services