Please check out this webinar from SSVF about Data Quality Summary reporting! You can access it by providing your first name, last name, and email address in the link provided. The webinar was held on April 26th, 2018.
California CoCs & HMIS Vendors: Who They Are and Next Steps
Please check out this pronouncement from Joe Colletti (Hub for Urban Initiatives) detailing next steps for CoCs to best use HMIS to accomplish the ultimate goal of ending homelessness in their jurisdictions!
Clarity Reporting Webinar
Check out the video recording and PowerPoint slides from our May 2018 Clarity Reporting webinar! We covered the following reports in this webinar:
- HUD Reports
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- [HUDX-225] HMIS Data Quality Report
- [HUDX-227] Annual Performance Report [Oct 2017]/[HUDX-228] ESG CAPER [Oct 2017]
- [HUDX-224] PATH Annual Report [Nov 2017]
- Email Reports
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- [DQXX-103] Monthly Staff Report
- Service Reports
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- [GNRL-102] Client List
- [GNRL-104] Service Summary
- [OUTS-105] Client Demographics
- Program Based Reports
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- [DQXX-106] Program Roster
- [EXIT-101] Potential Exits
- [GNRL-220] Program Details Report
Safety Planning with Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence: A Guide for Homeless/Housing Programs Webinar – April 19, 2018
Survivors of domestic and sexual violence often seek assistance from homeless service/housing providers. This webinar is designed to introduce some basic concepts and best practices related to discussing safety with survivors participating in homeless/housing programs.
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Intended Audience: Homeless services/housing providers, intake staff, housing locators, and case managers
Webinar Presented by: Kris Billhardt, National Alliance for Safe Housing (NASH)
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Clarity HMIS Go Live April 5th!
As a reminder, you will be able to access our new HMIS software (Clarity Human Services) starting on April 5th! To gain access to the software, be sure to complete the 2017 Data Standards Training (as well as any supplemental trainings required for your agency) and our new HMIS Part 2 Training for the Clarity software. Any new users will also need to complete the HMIS Part 1 Training.
Check out the email sent to the Agency Administrators for more information!
Clarity HMIS Training Released!
We’re excited to announce that the Clarity HMIS training is now available on the OC HMIS Training site! If you already have a training account, log into your Online Courses to start the training, or create an account if you’re new. Completing this training is required to gain access to our new HMIS Software.
Check out the email that was sent to Agency Administrators for more information!
Scheduled HMIS Outage 2/23 6PM – 10PM
HMIS will be unavailable on Friday, February 23rd, from 6PM to 10PM while a patch is applied to HMIS. We apologize for any inconvenience.
This patch only includes functionality changes for VASH and Street Outreach projects, respectively. Please see these Knowledge Base articles for details of the changes. VASH and Street Outreach Agency Administrators will receive an email with this same information.
HMIS Outage and New Street Outreach Data Entry Process CANCELLED
Yesterday we sent out an email letting everyone know that HMIS would be down this evening (1/25/18) and that there was going to be a new data entry process for Street Outreach projects. Both the HMIS outage and new Street Outreach process were cancelled by Adsystech yesterday evening.
The webinar on Monday, January 29th, 2018, will NOT take place. We will send another email as soon as we get more information on any possible changes to Street Outreach data entry.
HMIS Outage 1/24 and NEW Outreach Project Data Entry Process
Adsystech has informed us that HMIS will not be available tomorrow Wednesday, January 24th, 2018, from 6PM to 10PM while a new patch is applied. We apologize for the late notice we were given about this patch.
This patch will include the new data entry process for Street Outreach projects. Essentially, moving forward Street Outreach clients will have one enrollment in your project where your staff will enter their Contact dates and another enrollment once the client has been engaged. We will host a training webinar that demos the process completely on Monday, January 29th, 2018, from 3 to 3:30 PM.
Please click this link on Monday at 3PM in order to join the meeting. Click here to visit our website where you can download a calendar reminder to add to your calendar by clicking on the “Add to Calendar” dropdown.
We HIGHLY encourage all Agency Administrators from agencies that have Street Outreach teams that are currently tracking enrollments in HMIS to attend this webinar. The webinar will be recorded and posted as a Knowledge Base article on the HMIS Help Desk website immediately following the webinar.
USICH: Findings and Implications from Recent Reports and Data
Please read this article from the US Interagency Council on Homelessnes about data regarding the number of people experiencing homelessness, housing crises, and instability.
Data does not tell the whole story of homelessness in America, but it does tell us important information about the scale of the crises and challenges people face. A focus on data must remain central within decisions we make for crafting effective strategies, for sustaining interagency and intergovernmental efforts, and for assessing the impact of our efforts.