Author: Elizabeth Duong

Registration is now open for the fourth cohort of the HMIS Data Analytics On-Demand Course. The goal of this immersive course is to provide a conceptual and practical framework for ad hoc reporting utilizing HMIS data. This self-paced course is open to anyone in your community who is interested in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating HMIS data. This is an introductory level course and might be a good fit for newer members of your HMIS team or someone looking to brush up on their data skills. Participants are not expected to have high-level technical or statistical skills; only basic knowledge of the following is needed:

• HMIS data standards
• How to pull an HMIS comma-separated value (CSV) file set (unless the participant has access to someone who can pull HMIS reports for them)
• How to enter data into Excel and navigate within it

The data analytics course will equip participants with the skills to create a data brief highlighting trends to engage communities to drive insights into action. A combination of content, hands-on skill-building, and recommended resources are provided to help a basic data user build skills and knowledge necessary to be an advanced data professional while providing opportunities for ongoing professional development and learning. Participants will have eight weeks to complete six course modules at their own pace. Course participants will also receive a certificate upon completion of all six modules.

Orange County’s HUD CoC System Performance Measures have been published! Check out the report here.

The Transitional Housing Project Performance Report and the Goals and Outcomes Report have been posted!

Click here to view the reports.

The Rapid Re-Housing Project Performance Report and the Goals and Outcomes Report have been posted!

Click here to view the reports.

We’re hiring a HMIS Program Manager and HMIS Data Analyst! If interested, please review the job postings and apply.

HMIS Program Manager
HMIS Data Analyst

Registration is now open! The HMIS Data Analytics On-Demand Course will equip participants with an analytic framework, set of skills, and best practices regarding an ad hoc analysis of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data to successfully create insight-driven data and reporting projects that culminate in increased stakeholder engagement and action. A combination of content, hands-on skill-building, and recommended resources are provided to transform the participant from a novice to a capable professional while providing opportunities for ongoing professional development and learning.

For additional information and to register for the training: Click here

Every year, HUD submits an Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to the US Congress. The AHAR is a national-level report that provides information about homeless service providers, people and households experiencing homelessness, and various characteristics of that population. It informs strategic planning for federal, state, and local initiatives designed to prevent and end homelessness. The LSA report is produced from each CoC’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and is compiled to create the AHAR report to Congress.

Check out the LSA Report FY 2020 here.

Bitfocus will be migrating the Clarity Human Services Data Analysis tool (Looker) infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) on 04/18/21. There will be occasional outages between 8:00AM and 4:00PM PT.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic there has been an increase in mental health and substance use disorders in the United States. Join SAMHSA’s Homeless and Housing Resource Center (HHRC)on March 25, 2021 from 3:30 – 5:00 PM EDT in exploring equitable and culturally appropriate interventions to engage people experiencing homelessness in treatment and deliver services in non-congregate settings. Participants will hear from the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and Central City Concern about the creative methods they have used during the pandemic. Participants will also learn self-care strategies from the National Council for Behavioral Health to avoid burnout during and after the pandemic.

Speakers for this webinar include:

• Dave Iverson, MD, Director of Psychiatry, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Denver, Colorado
• Eowyn Rieke, MD, MPH, Blackburn Medical Director, in conversation with Walter Bailey, Peer Counselor at the Imani Center, Central City Concern, Portland, Oregon
• Laura Leone, DSW, MSSW, LMSW, Integrated Health Consultant, National Council for Behavioral Health

Register for the Webinar

The National Council for Behavioral Health and National Health Care for the Homeless Council contributed to the development of this webinar.