{"id":1249,"date":"2019-09-05T17:40:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soarspecialneeds.com\/?page_id=1249"},"modified":"2022-06-03T22:27:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T03:27:11","slug":"donors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/donors\/","title":{"rendered":"Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>We are incredibly grateful for YOU and for our other SOAR donors.\u00a0 Without your support, we wouldn&#8217;t be able to change lives and provide a future of abilities and success for individuals with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>The needs are great, but we&#8217;re convinced that our community is up for the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the projects that are critically important for who we are, what we do, and where we are headed into the future:<\/p>\n<p>As we have become an independent organization, we need to gain some additional resources.\u00a0 Included in our immediate &#8220;needs&#8221; list are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Storage facility to hold our equipment and resources<\/li>\n<li>Funds for 2-3 staff members, as well as office overhead expenses (phone, power, Internet, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Donors-3.jpg\" alt=\"Donors 3\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" title=\"Donors 3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Donors-4.jpg\" alt=\"Donors 4\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" title=\"Donors 4\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Donors-5.jpg\" alt=\"Donors 5\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" title=\"Donors 5\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soarspecialneeds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Donors-2.jpg\" alt=\"Donors 2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" title=\"Donors 2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>We have a lot more to do, however.\u00a0 Here are our short-term initiatives and projects:<\/p>\n<p>Most individuals with special needs want to be a part of the marketplace and to have a job.\u00a0 In response, <strong>we are actively developing and raising funds for an adult job training center<\/strong> within the next 3-5 years.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these same individuals want to have their own place that they can call &#8220;home&#8221; 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