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The Homeless Prevention Goals and Outcomes Report has been posted!

Click here to see the report

Continuum of Care (CoC) and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funding supports homeless projects throughout the country to assist households move into sustainable housing. Families and individuals experiencing homelessness are more vulnerable to infectious diseases due to lack of access to primary care, mobility, and poor health status from extended episodes of homelessness. 

HUD released the new Infectious Disease Toolkit for CoCs to provide structure and specific examples for planning and responding to influenza, Coronavirus, and other infectious diseases. The toolkit consists of three documents that provide information for CoC leadership, homeless service providers, and partners to utilize when planning for and responding to infectious diseases:

• Preventing and Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease for People Experiencing Homelessness
• Preventing and Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease within Shelters
• Preventing and Managing the Spread of Infectious Disease within Encampments

HUD strongly encourages CoCs to contact local public health departments, Healthcare for the Homeless agencies, and other local health partners to ensure the unique needs and opportunities related to the homeless service system are incorporated. CoCs can take steps now to develop preparedness and response plans to protect against infection.

HUD is also available to provide technical assistance to our homeless assistance providers who need support in preventing or responding to the spread of infectious disease. Please submit your questions to the Ask A Question (AAQ) portal with “Health Preparedness and Response” in the subject line.

Additional Resources

• Read the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Access National Healthcare for the Homeless Council’s Resources on Influenza
• Visit the HUD Exchange Disease Risks and Homelessness Page

Also, be on the lookout for a one page document HUD is releasing on how current ESG funds can be used to support infectious disease preparedness efforts.

Orange County’s HUD CoC System Performance Measures have been submitted to HUD for 2018-2019! Check out the report here.

The Permanent Supportive Housing & Other Permanent Housing Goals and Outcomes Report has been posted!

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The Data Quality Report Cards for Q4 of 2019 has been published and is available for your review:

Quarter Four 2019 (10/1/19 – 12/31/19)

The Data Quality Dashboard is posted quarterly, and it is looking at two of the main components of Data Quality: Data Completeness and Data Timeliness.

HMIS Data Element Cheat Sheets are now available here and aim to assist case managers with the data collection process as well as clarify common misconceptions.

The Transitional Housing Goals and Outcomes Report have been posted!

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The dynamic Transitional Housing (TH) Project Performance report for the 11/1/2018 – 10/31/2019 reporting period is now published and a PDF version is also available.

Please share the data with leadership at your agencies!

The dynamic Street Outreach (SO) Project Performance report is now published and a PDF version is also available. Please share the data with leadership at your agencies!

The Data Quality Report Cards for Q3 of 2019 has been published and is available for your review:

Quarter Three 2019 (7/1/19 – 9/30/19)

This new Data Quality Dashboard will be posted quarterly, and it is looking at two of the main components of Data Quality: Data Completeness and Data Timeliness.