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SOAR! Announces Pathways to Wellness Program

Thanks to a grant from the Catholic Sisters Initiative of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, SOAR! is launching a Pathways to Wellness Program. This two-year pilot program will help create avenues to address challenges…
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SOAR! announces four new board members

]Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR!) announced four new board members joined the board of directors: John McCauley, Mary Lynn Shanahan, Lucas Swanepoel and retired Vice Adm. Mat Winter. Support Our…
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SOAR! announces new grant program

WASHINGTON – Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR!) has initiated a grant program to support communities of Catholic Sisters, Brothers and Priests affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.   The new COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program is funded…
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UPDATED: SOAR! responds to fire

On Wednesday morning, October 12, a fire broke out at St. Michael Villa,  a four-story retirement home for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. All the…
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Christian Brothers Dedicate Stair Lift

The Christian Brothers Foundation officially dedicated their new stair lift Nov. 17 at their Iona Preparatory School Brothers’ Residence in New Rochelle, New York. SOAR! awarded the Edmund Rice Christian…
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In Memoriam: Sister Mary Donald Cusick

The SOAR! staff and board of directors commend Sister Mary Donald Cusick to your prayers.
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In Memoriam: Monsignor James Dorney

The SOAR! staff and board of directors commend Monsignor James Dorney to your prayers.
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SOAR! Honors Three, Presents Grant at 2015 New York City Gala

The annual New York awards dinner for SOAR! was a success. The event, held Oct. 7 at the New York Athletic Club, drew more than 300 guests to support aging Catholic Sisters, Brothers and Priests. Each year at the dinner, SOAR! recognizes organizations and individuals for their leadership and contributions to the Catholic community.
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SOAR! President Interviewed on 77 WABC Radio

In the interview, Sister Kathleen talks about SOAR!’s mission in helping address the needs of aging religious across the United States. She also highlighted the upcoming New York Awards Dinner to be held on October 7, 2015.
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2015 Spring Luncheon

Thank you to all our friends and donors who supported SOAR!’s sold out Spring luncheon and private tour of the exhibit “Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in March.
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