METRO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTINC

Homeless management information system (hmis) is a software system designed to record and store client-level information on the characteristics and service needs of homeless individuals and persons at risk of homelessness. The data collected in hmis allows a community to assess the needs and dynamics among specific subpopulations of people experiencing homelessness, and to measure the performance of the community's approaches to preventing and ending homelessness and its allocation of resources. Coordinated entry is a system that provides access to individuals and families seeking assistance through a coordinated referral and housing placement process that identifies and prioritizes a client's vulnerability and barriers to housing. Continuum of care (coc) planning is a process involving government agencies, service providers, advocates, and other stakeholders in evaluating the needs of homeless people in the community, assessing the performance of existing activities, and prioritizing activities for the purpose of securing funding from the u.s. Department of housing and urban development.