SOAR eNews - April 2014
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April 2014
Funding Opportunities
SAMHSA's Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals - Services in Supportive Housing
SAMHSA anticipates over $9.9 million being available to fund up to 25 grants to support the development and/or expansion of local implementation and community infrastructures that integrate treatment and services for substance use, co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, permanent housing, and other critical services for individuals who experience chronic homelessness. SAMHSA funds will support three primary types of activities: 1) behavioral health treatment and other recovery-oriented services; 2) coordination of housing and services that support the implementation and/or enhance the long-term sustainability of integrated community systems that provide permanent housing and supportive services; and 3) efforts to connect clients who experience substance use or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders to enrollment resources for health insurance, Medicaid, and other benefit programs (e.g., SSI/SSDI, TANF, SNAP, etc.). Applications are due April 25, 2014. For more information, visit: http://beta.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/ti-14-007.
HUD Annouces Funding to Prevent Homelessness, Institutionalization of People with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide $120 million in rental assistance to prevent thousands of people with disabilities from becoming homeless or having to live in institutions instead of integrated settings in their own communities. The funding will go to state housing agencies to develop long-term rental assistance programs for extremely low-income people with disabilities. The deadline for housing agencies to apply for this funding is May 5, 2014. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/custom/viewOppDetails.jsp?oppId=252154.Sharing Our Successes
SOAR News and Accomplishments
First SOAR Learning Community CallOn March 18th, 91 participants joined our first SOAR Learning Community Call. The SOAR TA Center shared information about creating and leading SOAR steering committees, and participants exchanged ideas about how to apply it in their communities. If you missed the call, you can access the recording here: http://soarworks.prainc.com/article/soar-learning-community-call-series Please join us for the next two upcoming calls - both will be held at 3:00-4:30pm EDT: Tuesday, May 20: Funding & Sustainability - Register Here |
The second SOAR Leadership Academy was held March 4-6 in Phoenix, AZ:. We welcomed 27 new SOAR Local Leads from 10 states!
May 6 - 8, 2014 in Baltimore, MarylandIf you have a SOAR-related success story to share, e-mail pheine@prainc.com
June 3 - 5, 2014 in Portland, Oregon
September 10 - 12, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Correction!
In the March eNews we mistakenly attributed the success story from Columbus House in New Haven, CT, to the incorrect author and SOAR practitioner. We’d like to thank Libby Protzman for submitting the story and for her great SOAR work in Connecticut! Social Security Administration (SSA) Updates
SSA Proposes Changing Rules for Submitting Evidence for Disability Claims
SSA is asking for public comments on a new proposal that would change the rules for submitting medical and other evidence for disability applications. SSA plans to require that people applying for Social Security disability benefits submit all evidence that relates to their disability claims, including documents that may not support their claim of being disabled. A claimant's representative would also be required to help the applicant submit all necessary evidence for the disability application. Feedback on these proposed changes can be sent to Regulations.gov online, by fax or mail by April 21, 2014. See the proposed changes here: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=SSA-2012-0068-0001
Name Change or Correction on Social Security Card
When an individual comes to an SSA office to verify their Social Security number, the name on their SSA record may not match the name they are currently using. SSA requires official documentation in order to make a change to the SSA record, even if the correction is minor. SSA produced a helpful flyer to identify which documents are needed: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/EN-05-10513.pdfUpcoming Center Events
SOAR Learning Community Calls
Please join us for upcoming SOAR Learning Community calls, held at 3:00-4:30pm EDT:
Tuesday, May 20: Funding & Sustainability - Register Here
Tuesday, July 22: Supporting Quality Applications - Register Here
SOAR Leadership Academies
Save the Dates! (Registration details to follow.) Please contact the SOAR TA Center or your State Team Lead if you are interested in attending one of the upcoming SOAR Leadership Academies:May 6-8, 2014 in Baltimore, MD
June 3-5, 2014 in Portland, OR
September 10-12 in Pittsburgh, PA
The SOAR TA Center is sponsored by the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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