Presented at: NHSDC, Kansas City, MO Presented on: 04/11/2024 This presentation delivered at the NHSDC conference in Kansas City detailed a comprehensive, community-led initiative to enhance the collection and use of data on unsheltered homelessness. The Kansas City team highlighted the limitations of traditional Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), particularly their ineffectiveness in field outreach Read more about New Approaches to Capturing Unsheltered Homelessness Data: One Community’s Journey[…]

Presented at: NHSDC Presented on: 04/26/2021 Kansas City, MS is a melting pot that consists of people of all forms of race, culture, and socioeconomic background. Unfortunately, we live in a society where not all people are treated equitably. In this session, we will provide an overview of the tools and resources that we are Read more about Utilizing HMIS and non-HMIS Data to Support Racial Equity[…]

Presented at: NHSDC, Nashville, TN Presented on: 04/17/2019 The planning process for conducting an accurate point in time homeless count in larger regions such as Texas Balance of State, King County, and Dallas can be a daunting undertaking. Like any large project, it is often best to break this work down into manageable tasks and Read more about PIT Count Planning and Analysis​ Aided by Open Data and Open Source Tools​[…]

Presented at: NHSDC, Nashville, TN Presented on: 04/16/2019 In response to one of HUD’s questions from the 2019 CoC funding application, our team analyzed how equitably our CoC is serving different racial/ethnic groups in terms of receiving homelessness services, prioritizing those services, and housing success rate. We determined that an unbiased homeless system would serve Read more about Racial Disparities Analysis Using Data from Homeless Response Systems​[…]

Presented at: NHSDC,, Nashville, TN Presented on: 04/15/2019 Communities face many common challenges when attempting to effectively respond to the range of housing needs of individuals and families. To overcome these challenges, multiple technical objects, or services, can be integrated into a singular framework. Each service within the framework fulfills a specific functional requirement and Read more about Rethinking the Homelessness Response Framework[…]