HMIS facilitates more effective collection and sharing of information between agencies to identify needs and gaps in delivering services to homeless and at-risk populations. The system streamlines emergency shelter and supportive service delivery to unhoused residents, while reducing duplication of effort and technology by staff at agencies that serve this population. HMIS allows staff at shelters and homeless service providers computerized access to real-time information as well as basic information about the clients seeking shelter. HMIS gives a clear and correct picture of the unhoused residents of our community and the information needed to fill any gaps in service.
As a consequence of the HMIS initiative, Community Technology Alliance is helping Continua to:
- Deliver integrated services to homeless and at-risk populations
- Provide information to support coordinated responses such as the Continuum of Care
- Monitor how homeless services are currently being used and identify gaps in service delivery
- Help partnering agencies identify and evaluate successful outcomes and satisfy reporting requirements for funding
- Relieve families and individuals of the burden of repeating information before receiving services
- Provide an unduplicated count of the homeless population
- Educate the community regarding the impact of poverty by providing up-to-date information about homeless issues
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