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New Event – Educational Forum For Parents

On November 6, 2014, we will be hosting an educational forum for parents of children with disabilities. With a focus on long term planning, we will have representatives coming from Lakeland Care District, Community Care, IRIS, and the Outagamie County Aging and...

Autism Society of the Fox Valley – IEP Workshop

Coming up on Monday, October 20th, the Autism Society of the Fox Valley will be hosting a Parent-Educator Workshop titled Understanding the Parent Role in Special Education Programming. Sherry Gundlach, the Parent Support Program Coordinator for CESA 6 will inform...

ABLE Act of 2013 – IMPORTANT NEW LEGISLATION

The ABLE Act of 2013 (Achieving a Better Life Experience) is a new piece of legislation making its way through Washington D.C. that would affect many of our participants. This bill would allow individuals with disabilities to build up a tax-free bank account to pay...

32nd Annual Golf Outing Success!

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!

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!!

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!

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!

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.

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...