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Organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development
Publication Date: 2005
Obtaining an unduplicated count of persons receiving homeless services is one of the primarly goals of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) initiative; however, accurately translating client data collected in an HMIS into an unduplicated count is not simple. This paper proposes a method of unduplication that addresses data incompeleteness and inaccuracies and the need to mask client identity in certain circumstances. While unduplicat...
Publication Date: 2003
Homeless Management Information Systems (HMISs) have become standard fixtures in a growing number of communities around the country. With HMISs, jurisdictions can gather data on homelessness and service interventions over time. These longitudinal data can then be used to directly improve the effectiveness of the homeless shelter and service delivery system. HMISs are critical tools for policymakers seeking information about the extent and nature...
Publication Date: 2004
Hard Numbers, Hard Times is the fruit of five years of homeless management information systems data collected in homeless emergency shelters serving individuals across Massachusetts. For the first time, comprehensive, reliable statewide data are provided on how many people accessed the system, where people became homeless, what they attributed their homelessness to, how long they stayed in shelter, and where they went when they left. These data a...
Organization: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Publication Date: 2010
This study measures costs associated with first-time homeless families and individuals incurred by homeless and mainstream service delivery systems in six study communities. Unaccompanied individuals were studied in Des Moines, Iowa; Houston, Texas; and Jacksonville, Florida. Families were studied in Houston, Texas; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Upstate South Carolina; and Washington, DC. (Authors)
Past research has primarily documented costs associated w...
Publication Date: 2004
Homeless Management Information Systems (HMISs) are community-wide software solutions that are designed to capture client-level information over time on the characteristics and service needs of men, women, and children experiencing homelessness. In response to a Congressional directive, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has required all Continuums of Care (CoCs) across the country to implement HMIS at the local level. The pr...