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Homeless Links & Resources

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Excel Based Reporting Tools
HMIS Report Generation Tool
Developed by Simtech Solutions, Inc., under contract with HUD, this Excel 2007 based reporting tool can be used to produce the HUD CoC APR and HPRP APR reports along with other reports including the HUD Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, the HPRP Quarterly Performance Report (QPR), Point In Time counts and trends, Length of Stay Histograms, and other reports that are essential to the ongoing management and operations of programs that serve the homeless and/or the precariously housed. Please contact us if you are interested in unlocking any of the additional features within the HMIS Report Generation Tool that have yet to be licensed by HUD.

Report Programming Specifications
HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Annual Performance Report (APR) Programming Specifications HUD HPRP Addendum to the Annual Performance Report (APR) Programming Specifications
as of 5/4/11

Data Exchange Formats & Standards
HUD Comma Separated Variable (CSV) Exchange Format V3.02
HUD XML 3.0 Schema Directory
AHAR XML Exchange Format and Table Shells
HUD 2010 Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) Data and Technical Standards - Final

Federal and State Agencies
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Homeless Resource Exchange
Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) - Massachusetts
Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) - Massachusetts
Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH) - Massachusetts
Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) - United States

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) 
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) Guidance 

HUD Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR)
AHAR Exchange - for HUD's Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) Reporting
AHAR Checklist
AHAR XML Exchange Format and Table Shells

HUD SuperNOFA
E-Snaps - for HUD SuperNOFA Grant Reporting


Studies and White Papers
Usage of Data Analysis to Develop & Support Quincy, MA 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

Homeless Groups
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA)
National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)
National Human Services Data Consortium (NHSDC)
New England Regional HMIS (NERHMIS)
One Family Inc.

Point in Time Counts
HUD Homelessness PULSE Project
HUD Homelessness PULSE - 1st Quarterly Report
New England Regional Homelessness Trends - Point In Time Count 5 Year Trend Analysis

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