Key stakeholders - i.e. SSA staff in the area - were invited to collaborate and create community-based plans to implement SOAR, and address barriers to receiving SSI/SSDI benefits in their area.

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- State and local strategic planning
- Training
- Ongoing technical assistance

Three Components of SOAR TA

Dennis, D., Lassiter, M., Connelly, W. H., & Lupfer, K. S. (2011). Helping adults who are homeless gain disability benefits: The SSI/SSDI outreach, access, and recovery (SOAR) program. Psychiatric Services, 62(11), 1373–1376. https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.11.pss6211_1373

Helping Adults Who Are Homeless Gain Disability Benefits: The SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Program

SOAR TA Component: State and local strategic planning

SOAR training, through a “train-the-trainer” model, helped case managers develop techniques on creating more complete applications.

SOAR TA Component: Training

Continued support came from the SOAR TA team, who reinforced its components through the implementation adn expansion of programs.

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