Homeward

Homeward supports the homeless connection line, our region's largest coordinated entry point for services. The homeless connection line (hcl) is a multi-agency collaborative partnership which has been designed by local stakeholders to maximize limited resources to address homelessness. The hcl meets or exceeds federal regulations for coordinated access for community-based homeless assistance networks. The trained and compassionate staff at the hcl start by listening to each caller's unique situation and they record demographic and service usage data so that our homeless assistance network can target homeless assistance programs to make the biggest impact.

Homeward conducts participatory data analysis through interviews with people experiencing homelessness and through program level data collecting using the homeward community information system (hcis.) hcis is a secure database used by homeless service providers to coordinate homeless assistance and to measure program and system level effectiveness. Homeward uses real-time, community-level data to target and align services, policies, and funding with client and community needs and to ensure compliance with federal reporting requirements so that our community can maximize funding to fight homelessness.