A new evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) model has found that SOAR is effective for increasing approval of disability applications. SOAR is a national program designed to increase access to the disability income benefit programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) for eligible adults who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness and have a mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder.
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Last chance: Sign your organization to this letter to Congress for increased funding
This year is the best opportunity in a long time to significantly improve our capacity to get homeless people into housing, and any organization can help by signing on to this nationwide letter of support. Yes, it's the same letter we've been talking about for the last few weeks. If you haven't signed you have until Wednesday and that's it!
Money is on the table for more housing. Will we seize the opportunity?
There is a genuine opportunity this year, starting right now, to get substantial new money from Congress for housing people who are homeless. Here's how.
Sign-On Letter to Increase McKinney Funding and Protect USICH
Please share this letter asking Appropriations leadership to fund McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance at least at $2.487 billion and protect USICH with your congressional offices!
The CoC NOFA is out now
Today, HUD released the Notice of Funding Availability for FY2016 Continuum of Care Program Competition.