Name: Housing First, Inc.
Address: 273 Azalea Rd Bldg 3, Mobile, AL, 36609-1970, USA
Telephone: (251) 450-3345

MOBILE, AL - Housing First Incorporated (HFI) is one of 319 community agencies in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands that were awarded funding under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF).

Housing First hosts 5 SSVF Grantees from 4 states under the SSVF Mentor Program. (Oct 2012)
Housing First hosts 5 SSVF Grantees from 4 states under the SSVF Mentor Program. (Oct 2012)

The SSVF program was designed to assist homeless and at-risk veterans and their families. Since October 2011 HFI has served 210 veteran households. The goal for year 3 is to serve an additional 200 households. Currently Housing First, Inc. serves veterans in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. The $1.3m award will allow HFI to expand services to veterans in Washington and Clarke Counties.

The work of SSVF grantees has already helped us prevent and end homelessness among tens of thousands of homeless veterans and their families nationwide , but as long as a single veteran lives on our streets, we have work to do. If you are a homeless veteran or know one, please contact the Veteran Families Program at 251.450.3346 to see how we can help.

Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS)

A Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is the information system designated by the Continuum of Care to comply with HUD's data collection, management, and reporting standards and used to collect client-level data and data on the provision of housing and services to homeless individuals and families and persons at risk of homelessness.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other planners and policymakers at the federal, state and local levels use aggregate HMIS data to obtain better information about the extent and nature of homelessness over time. Specifically, an HMIS can be used to produce an unduplicated count of homeless persons, understand patterns of service use, and measure the effectiveness of homeless programs.

Proposed Rule for HMIS Requirements

HUD was required by the HEARTH Act to establish standards related to HMIS, including standards related to encryption of the data collected and the rights of persons receiving services under the McKinney-Vento Act. As a result, HUD published the proposed rule for HMIS Requirements in the Federal Register on December 9, 2011. This proposed rule provides for: 1) uniform technical requirements of HMIS; 2) proper collection of data and maintenance of the database; and 3) confidentiality of the information in the database. The public comment period closed on February 7, 2012.

For more information visit: HUD Homelessness Resource Exchange HMIS Home

HUDHRE.info

The Homelessness Resource Exchange is your online one-stop shop for information and resources on assisting people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Program guidance and regulations, technical assistance (TA) and training resources, research and publications, and more are available for use by Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, Continuum of Care organizations, homeless service providers, TA providers, persons experiencing homelessness, and other stakeholders.

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