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.

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.

SOAR TA Component: Ongoing technical assistance

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

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SOAR TA is provided to states at no charge. States do not receive federal funding for participation in the program, and beneficiaries of SSI and SSDI through SOAR do not have to pay an assistance fee.

SOAR Technical Assistance (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

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