OAK CITY CARES INC

OAK CITY CARES INC OAK CITY CARES, AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, IS THE OPERATOR AND COORDINATOR OF THE OAK CITY CARES MULTI-SERVICES HUB THAT BRINGS TOGETHER AN ARRAY OF WAKE COUNTY NON-PROFITS ENSURING THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS GET ONSITE HELP AND SERVING AS A BRIDGE TO THE ONGOING RESOURCES THEY NEED. OAK CITY CARES, INC. DOES THIS BY CONNECTING THOSE AT RISK TO COORDINATED SERVICES THAT CREATE A PATH TO STABLE HOUSING AND RENEWED HOPE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023, WE EXPERIENCED A 97% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE COMING TO OAK CITY CARES FOR ASSISTANCE, AND A 62% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDED WHEN COMPARED TO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. ONE OF THE PRIMARY BARRIERS TO SECURING SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING IS THE LACK OF PREDICTABLE INCOME. SOAR (SSI/SSDI OUTREACH, ACCESS, AND RECOVERY) IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS ELIGIBLE ADULTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR SSI/SSDI DISABILITY BENEF