{"id":1212,"date":"2019-09-05T17:16:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soarspecialneeds.com\/?page_id=1212"},"modified":"2022-10-25T13:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T18:59:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h4><strong>Mission:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>SOAR exists to transform the lives of special families and empower them to soar in their local and faith communities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<strong>SOAR Special Needs: Transforming Lives of Special People!<\/strong>\n<p>SOAR Special Needs empowers families with special needs to SOAR in their local and faith communities.<\/p>\n<p>Families who have children with special needs face major challenges. SOAR is determined to walk beside them so that those challenges won&#8217;t prevent them from obtaining a bright future.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals with special needs are an important and vital part of our communities and our lives. Their families are important too, as they strive to see a beautiful future for them. That&#8217;s why we are committed to providing key resources for them to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>For years, SOAR has provided rest and renewal for our families: from respite date nights to summer camp, to training volunteers and supporters to serve individuals with special needs. Now that we&#8217;ve become a non-profit organization, it is time for us to SOAR and to create even more key resources for the community we proudly serve.<\/p>\n<p>Rest and renewal are important, but they&#8217;re not enough. Providing a real future for individuals with special needs in which they have jobs, places to live, and to be a vital part of everyday life is not just a dream for SOAR. Instead, we&#8217;re making it a reality!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us as we help individuals and families with special needs to SOAR! Come SOAR with us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/About-Us-1.jpg\" alt=\"About Us 1\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" title=\"About Us 1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/About-Us-2.jpg\" alt=\"About Us 2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" title=\"About Us 2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/About-Us-3.jpg\" alt=\"About Us 3\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" title=\"About Us 3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<strong>SOAR&#8217;s core values come down to the three main questions every family with special needs asks:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\nWill my children ever be able to provide for themselves?\n<\/li>\n<li>\nWho will take care of my child after I&#8217;m gone?\n<\/li>\n<li>\nWho will take care of me (as a parent\/care-giver)?\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThese are important questions that deserve a committed organization for solving them.\nThis is why SOAR exists &#8211; to provide a powerful destiny for individuals and families with special needs.\nJoin us now so that we can SOAR together! 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