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How to Fight Homelessness with Data

Katie DineenJoint Office of

Homeless ServicesMultnomah County

Lisë Stuart

Human Services Division

Lane County

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• Prioritization

• Resource Allocation

• Equity & Accessibility

• System Performance

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Data Driven Decisions

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Make the most of your dataData literacy is key to an organization’s success

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Readiness

How available is yourdata to the system ofservice providers in

HMIS

What data willgenerate the

information you need?

How much data do youactually need?

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Prioritize Clients & Services

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Prioritize Clients & Services – CE

VI-SPDAT Score Distribution

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Prioritize Clients & Services – FUSE

FUSE uses HMIS data along with criminal justice and health care data

FUSE By Name List is prioritized by frequency of inappropriate use of communityresources and services

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Resource Allocation

Use your data to help determine resource re-allocation or new projects to fund

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Resource Allocation: CE

• Coordinated Entry gives us a lot of data for community needs

• Resources for getting people both ON the Coordinated Entry list

and OFF the Coordinated Entry list

• Document readiness, housing search, etc.

• Conversations on VI-SPDAT assessment tool limitations & how to

address

• Culturally specific organizations involvement in process & mobile

team members

• Using demographic data – particularly race/ethnicity – for

Coordinated Entry outcome and goal setting

• What are we hoping to achieve through Coordinated Entry?

• How will we measure outcomes, goals, and equity?

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Resource Allocation: FUSE

New fundingfor FUSE basedon outcomes

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Equity

Use your data to evaluate project equity andaccessibility

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Equity: CE Race and Ethnicity

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Equity: CE Age

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Equity: CE Gender

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Equity: FUSE

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System Performance

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System Performance

Every community will have systematic response in placethat ensures homelessness is prevented wheneverpossible or is otherwise:

• Rare• Brief• Non-recurring

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System Performance: Tracking Referrals to Housing

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System Performance: Easy Dashboard Ideas

Unit Utilization reports

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System Performance: Easy Dashboard Ideas

Data Quality and Completeness Report Card

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System Performance: Easy Dashboard Ideas

Grant Spend Down

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System Performance: Easy Dashboard Ideas

Key Performance Indicator Outcomes

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System Performance: Dashboards

Use your data to evaluate system efficiency andeffectiveness

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System Modeling

Calculate:– Inventory

– Utilization

– Unmet Needs

Determine investment w/new or reallocated fundsfor shelter and housing

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FUSE

http://www.csh.org/fuseRC

Using Data and System Modeling to Leverage Resources and Improve Your System

http://www.nhsdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Session-8C-Using-Data-and-System-Modeling.pdf

Coordinated Entry Requirements and Checklist of Essential Elements

https://www.hudexchange.info/news/hud-publishes-coordinated-entry-requirements-and-checklist-of-

essential-elements/

Data finds a meaningful role in fight against homelessness in the United States

https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2017/6/data-finds-meaningful-role-fight-against-homelessness-united-

states-71494

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