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SOAR – SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery

What is SOAR?

 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) developed the national program SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) to promote access to the disability income benefit programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) for individuals who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder. SOAR-trained case managers submit complete and quality applications that are approved quickly. SOAR seeks to end homelessness through increased access to SSI/SSDI income supports.

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Want to become SOAR trained?

SOAR offers a 20-hour online course free to individuals or agencies interested in utilizing the model.

SOAR ONLINE TRAINING LINK

Links to Other Helpful Community Resources:

• Community Crisis Center for emergency shelter for women and children and a 24-hour hotline for emotional support and suicide prevention
• PADS of Elgin for shelter for men, women, and children
• Renz Center for substance abuse treatment
• Alcoholics Anonymous for support for individuals trying to stop drinking alcohol and their families
• Ecker Center for emergency mental health treatment
• FSA Elgin for long-term individual and family counseling and psychiatric services
• Kane County State's Attorney's Office for prosecuting the criminal cases in Kane County
• Cook County State's Attorney's Office for prosecuting cases in Cook County
• Gail Borden Library for job seeking support
• Prairie State Legal Services for free legal advice and assistance
• Administer Justice for free legal advice and financial management assistance
• Kane County Guide to search for general resources such as food pantries and emergency financial aid
• NAMI for support groups for individuals suffering from mental illness and their families
• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for reporting child abuse and for receiving help with parenting