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SOAR! held its 2014 New York City Annual Award Dinner benefiting the aged and infirm religious on Wednesday, September 17, 2014.

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded Support Our Aging Religious, Inc. (SOAR!) a $250,000 grant to assist SOAR! in educating and engaging the national public about the serious crisis facing retired religious sisters, brothers, and priests across the United States.

The Summer 2014 SOAR! Newsletter is now available.

Kathleen Aikenhead was honored alongside Timothy and Steph Busch, long-time advocates of Catholic education, as recipients of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award at the 2014 Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR!) Liturgy and Awards Dinner held in Los Angeles, Ca.

SOAR! is pleased to announce its 2014 grant awardees!

At the May 12, 2014 meeting of the SOAR! board of directors, members approved grants for a total of $1,157,028 to 65 religious congregations of women and men in 20 states.

The Winter 2014 SOAR! Notes Newsletter is now available.

The members of the SOAR! Board of Directors and staff commend to your prayers Ambassador Thomas P. Melady Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. Ambassador Thomas P. Melady, a former SOAR! Board member (1995-2002) and supporter,died on January 6, 2014.

SOAR! held its 2013 Washington, DC Annual Award Dinner benefiting the aged and infirm religious on Friday, November 1, 2013. The 2013 Elizabeth Ann Seton Honoree was Mr. Francis J. Butler.

SOAR! held its 2013 New York Award Dinner benefiting the aged and infirm religious on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. The 2013 Award Recipients were Sister Patricia Codey, S.C. and Sister Joan Donovan, OP.