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Best Practices for Collaborating with SSA and DDS
SOAR seeks to increase access to Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. To achieve this goal, collaborations with SSA and the Disability Determination Services (DDS) are absolutely essential. SOAR can provide invaluable assistance to both SSA and DDS and, similarly, SSA and DDS can help to streamline the process for SOAR providers and for the applicants they both serve.
SSVF and SOAR Integration Toolkit
This toolkit, updated and re-released in August 2019, contains extensive resources on how to integrate the SOAR model into community planning efforts, for serving both Veterans and non-Veterans.
SOAR Webinar: Building and Sustaining SOAR Relationships with SSA and DDS
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This webinar, held on May 9, 2023, addressed how SOAR providers can establish and maintain strong relationships with SSA and DDS.
SOAR Webinar: Building SOAR Collaborations with Medical Providers
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This webinar, held on March 8, 2023, spotlighted successful collaborations between SOAR practitioners and medical providers.
Benefits of SOAR Collaboration with SSA and DDS
A key component of the SOAR model is developing strong collaborations with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Disability Determination Services (DDS). The SOAR TA Center has created a guide to help!
Integrating SOAR Training into Social Work Education
This webinar, held on March 8, 2018, discussed a pilot project in which schools of social work integrated SOAR into their MSW programs.
SOAR Integration in Continuums of Care (CoCs)
Including SOAR in local CoC planning and projects is a viable strategy for connecting individuals to long-term stable income and improving CoC system performance. CoCs nationwide have included SOAR in their local homeless response systems.
Disability Determination Services Collaborations: Five Tips for Engagement
Here are five practical tips that may help SOAR providers establish stronger and more successful working relationships with their state DDS.
SOAR Process Intercepts Infographic
SOAR Leaders can use the SOAR Process Intercepts Infographic when marketing SOAR to new audiences or to identify areas for engaging new stakeholders.
Integrating SOAR into Social Work Education
This issue brief provides guidance on how community agencies and local colleges/universities can collaborate to develop partnerships that integrate SOAR within the social work learning process.
SOAR Collaboration with SSA’s Office of Hearings Operations (OHO)
This article explains how you can promote SOAR with your Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Hearings Operations (OHO) office to help ease their backlog and workload issues, while at the same time, improving access to expedited decisions for SOAR applicants.
SOAR and Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
Accessing Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits is a critical step toward income stability for Veterans whose work activity is limited by disabling conditions or who have children with disabilities. SOAR directly contributes to SSVF’s goal of promoting housing stability among very low-income Veteran families by increasing access to critical income supports.