Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR)
UK HealthCare Supports SOAR
UK HealthCare and University of Kentucky are proud sponsors of SOAR. We support SOAR's goals of increasing educational opportunities, improving health, and creating jobs for the citizens of Kentucky.
Mission
SOAR’s mission is to expand job creation, enhance regional opportunity, innovation and identity, improve the quality of life, and support all those working to achieve these goals in Appalachian Kentucky.
Vision
An Appalachian Kentucky engaged in a landscape-changing enterprise:
Shaped by a shared and envisioned future, driven by innovation, entrepreneurship, and a commitment to common purpose, with improved education, health, and economic outcomes, and expanding opportunities, for all our region’s citizens.