September 2016
In less than
a month, the new data standards will be added to HMIS for your immediate use.
In general, any client active or newly entered as of Oct. 1, 2016 should
have the new data elements in their program records. If you have someone in
your program on Oct. 1, 2016, plan on updating their program entry questions
to mirror new data requirements prior to exiting them from the program. If you
need help, please contact your local HMIS system administrators. You can learn
more about the new data standards by clicking here https://www.hudexchange.info/news/hud-releases-hmis-data-standard-tutorials/
You can sign up for the Commerce HMIS Data Standard training on Sept.
21 by clicking here https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4330597347192204802
The data on this report comes from HMIS, CHG
managers, U.S. Census data and county auditors, as well as annual Report/Housing
Inventory reports submitted to the Washington State Department of Commerce each year. If you have any questions
about the data in the report card, please contact your county’s CHG lead agency
or your HMIS system administrator.
View the report to see your results.
From Kathleen Morris, Washington
Anti-Trafficking Response Network:
“The purpose of this letter is to remind
housing and service providers that they must not turn away immigrants
experiencing homelessness or victims of domestic violence or human trafficking,
on the basis of their immigration status, from certain housing and services
necessary for life or safety – such as street outreach, emergency shelter and
short-term housing assistance, including transitional housing and rapid
re-housing funded through the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and Continuum of
Care (CoC) Programs.”
If you
have any questions, please submit them to the HUD Exchange Ask a Question (AAQ)
Portal at https://www.hudexchange.info/get-assistance/my-question/.
You can
click here http://www.commerce.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HAU-HMIS-Training_Catalog-2016.pdf
to see the most current list of available trainings and to sign up for an
upcoming training. If you have training suggestions, please share them with us.
Your
Commerce HMIS Team:
Alicia
Osborne; HMIS Help Desk; Alicia.osborne@commerce.wa.gov;
360-725-2918
Jennifer Garrett;
HMIS Reporting; Jennifer.garrett@commerce.wa.gov;
360-725-5002
Maylee
Stevenson; HMIS Training; Maylee.stevenson@commerce.wa.gov;
360-725-2984
Talia Scott,
HMIS Manager; Talia.Scott@commerce.wa.gov;
360-725-2989
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