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Almost Half of California’s Continuums of Care Changed Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Software Vendors Since 2015
Changes in HMIS Software Vendors Happened Prior to Significant State Changes in HMIS Program Data Reporting Requirements Continuums of Care and HMIS Software Vendors Need to Keep Pace With…
Read MoreHUD is Incentivizing Continuums of Care (CoCs) to Conduct an Unsheltered Point-in-Time (PIT) Count in 2022 Through the Recently Released 2021 CoC Program Grant Application
Nearly half of California’s 44 CoCs do not Conduct Unsheltered Counts during even number years 16 of 23 Northern California CoCs; 3 of 8 Central California CoCs; and 2 of…
Read MoreDying Homeless on the Streets of Los Angeles County
The reality of Los Angeles County’s homelessness crisis is a body count Nearly four persons a day died homeless on the Streets of Los Angeles County during 2020 Furthering the…
Read MoreSecretaries of Veteran Affairs and HUD Announced they are Mobilizing (their) strength to do Everything in (their) power to end Veteran Homelessness and California Should Announce the Same
California’s 44 Continuums of Care Should Echo the Announcement and do Everything in their Power to Finish Ending Veteran Homelessness in their Jurisdictions Local Data Throughout California Reveals the Goal…
Read MoreAll of California’s 44 Continuums of Care Should Conduct an Unsheltered Point-in-Time (PIT) Count and Survey in January 2022 to Help Understand the Impact of the Pandemic on Homelessness
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unsheltered Homelessness Needs to be Informed by 2022 State-wide, Regional, and Local Unsheltered PIT Counts. HUD does not require CoCs to Conduct an…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Funding from HUD to Solve Homelessness Increased by 79% During the Past Decade
Funding Increased Unevenly among the State’s 44 Continuums of Care Some CoCs Experienced More Than a 100% Increase during the Past Decade And Others a Single Digit Increase or a…
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