With a recent influx of resources to specifcally address unsheltered homelessness, systems and users need to be prepared for the unique issues presented with data collection on unsheltered persons. This session will focus on strategies to leverage HMIS and other data to help inform community work on ending unsheltered homelessness.

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What is project-set up in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)? Project set up can present a lot of challenges and is central to accurate reporting. This session will detail the project set-up requirements and best practices across all Federal Partners that utilize HMIS, and will explore the challenges and considerations of thoughtful and accurate project set up.

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New to HMIS? This session will act as your HMIS starter kit, laying the foundation for staff to understand HMIS requirements and what resources exist to support your success.

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Participants will be introduced to Eva’s current iteration, designed to help communities assess the accuracy and completeness of the data within their HMIS implementation.

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How can a Continuum of Care (CoC) ensure that its Coordinated Entry (CE) system securely leverages its Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)? This session will provide an in-depth review and discussion of HUD privacy and security guidance on the use of HMIS in a CE system.

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Whether you are just meeting Stella Performance for the first time, or ready to re-engage and explore your LSA data – this workshop will provide a foundation for analyzing your system performance to support data-informed decision making. Presenters will share a live demo of Stella P, including a refresher of system performance measures, key concepts, and navigation tips for this dynamic visualization platform. The workshop will conclude with Q & A with a Stella expert and guidance on where to go to get more information and support to use Stella P. If you wish to follow along with your own Stella data during the workshop, you will need an active HDX2.0 account with “read” access to the LSA module for your CoC and a Stellavised dataset.

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How can a Continuum of Care (CoC) ensure the effective monitoring of the agencies that are participating in its Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)? This session will ensure that CoC and HMIS leadership have the skills necessary to monitor providers and users participating in HMIS, in accordance with Federal Partner HMIS standards.

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Black San Diegans make up 28% of the homeless population in the region even though they only represent 5% of the overall population. This is the result of historical, systemic, pervasive racial discrimination and ongoing inequity in our nation and community. Conducting quantitative data analysis will not have a meaningful and data driven solutions for this rooted problem. Even the qualitative data analysis facilitated by internal parties may have its own biases.

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Jazzing up the Data: Experimentation, Improvisation, and Harmonization

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This year's theme, "Harvesting Connections," serves as a rallying cry, calling us to forge robust data alliances to pave the way toward a future where housing stability and human services are available to everyone.

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