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Future of Long Term Care – December 18th Letter and Actions Steps You Can Take

by Ashley Gustafson | Dec 23, 2015

Seven members of the Assembly Aging and Long Term Care committee submitted a letter to the Department of Health Services (DHS) on Friday, December 18th regarding the redesign of the Family Care and IRIS systems. In the letter, they suggest which items they feel are...

Informational Meetings Regarding New Behavioral Treatment Benefit

by Ashley Gustafson | Nov 16, 2015

The Department of Health Services (DHS) has two informational meetings scheduled this week to discuss the changes to coverage of autism treatment services that will take place in 2016. In July 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) directed that...

Family Care/ IRIS 2.0 – Share Your Comments

by Ashley Gustafson | Oct 6, 2015

In the 2015–2017 State Budget, the Department of Health Services (DHS) is looking at making significant changes to the Family Care and IRIS Programs. The proposed changes will impact individuals who utilize long term care services in Wisconsin. The DHS is...

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32nd Annual Golf Outing Success!

by SOAR Fox Cities | August 16, 2023 | Community, Events, Fundraisers | 0 Comments

WOW WOW WOW!! Where do we even begin?? On Monday, July 17th, we hosted our 32nd Annual Golf Outing, and we exceeded all of our goals! We smashed ALL of our previous golf outing records, from our outstanding 119 golfers who filled the course, to the amazing...

NEW Youth Clubhouse!

by SOAR Fox Cities | September 13, 2022 | Activities, Blog, Community | 0 Comments

Thank you to the The Real Estate Group Foundation Fund (TREG Foundation) within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley for their $750 grant in support of SOAR Youth Programs! In order to support the growing Youth Programs at SOAR Fox Cities, we remodeled space in...

The Best Summer Ever!!

by SOAR Fox Cities | May 24, 2022 | Activities, Blog, What's Happening | 0 Comments

Thank you to the Dora Hansen Charitable Trust for their $3,000 grant in support of the SOAR Thru Summer Youth Program! SOAR Fox Cities is launching a BRAND NEW summer program this year for middle and high school age youth with differing abilities! Through this one of...

Supporting Friendship!

by SOAR Fox Cities | December 15, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog, Community, What's Happening | 0 Comments

Thank you to the Helen Thom Roemer Fund for their $2,500 grant in support of SOAR Fox Cities’ Youth Program! SOAR works towards inclusion, and that starts with our Youth. Our programs for elementary, middle, and high school students with and without disabilities teach...

Supporting our Youth!

by SOAR Fox Cities | December 15, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog, Community, What's Happening | 0 Comments

Thank you to US Bank for their $2,000 grant in support of SOAR Fox Cities’ Youth Programs! SOAR Fox Cities Youth Programs engage youth with and without disabilities in problem-solving, team-building activities that teach skills, build relationships, and foster values...

Innovation in Adversity: Unforeseen Challenges, Unforeseen Opportunities.

by SOAR Fox Cities | November 3, 2020 | Activities, Advocacy, Blog, Community, Events, What's Happening | 0 Comments

When the clock counted down on New Years, no one could have anticipated what this year would bring. We have all been presented with challenges and isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With that being said, these challenges created opportunities for SOAR to be...