Have you ever wondered how to leverage the power of your Homeless Management Information System to better plan and coordinate client services? In communities across the county, HMIS systems are being linked with mainstream human service data systems to do just that. Speakers will discuss the benefits and challenges of integrating their HMIS data with data from mainstream systems and will answer your questions about how to overcome the barriers to doing this in your own community.

1. Beyond HMIS… Turning Data into Dollars: Allegheny County’s HMIS Mike Lindsay, Housing Program Administrator Allegheny County Department of Human Services Pittsburgh, PA

8. DHS Data Warehouse Sources DHS DW Early Intervention Drug & Alcohol Hunger & Housing Aging Mental Retardation Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Medical Assistance Transportation Program Employment & Training System of Care Initiative Human Services Development Fund Community Service Block Grant Family Support Centers and Other Child Welfare Prevention Programs Maximizing Participation Project Mental Health Children Youth and Families Allegheny County Housing Authority Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh Adult Probation Allegheny County Jail PA Department of Public Welfare Juvenile Probation Head Start Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office Behavioral Healthchoices

9. Cross System Involvement: HMIS – Permanent Housing

11. Housing vs. Services

12. Shelter + Care Units

13. Unsheltered Population (January PIT) 119 282 220 248 81* SWES Not Open Total 119 282 220 246 81* SWES Not Open Individuals 0 0 0 2 0 Persons in Families 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006