January HMIS Updates
January 12th
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year has never sounded more welcome or hopeful. The Data Center is eager to push forward into this calendar year with a commitment to supporting your programs with a healthy HMIS data foundation!
Look Out for Increased Income!
SSA Cost of Living Adjustments
Good news for our clients with Social Security income. There was a recent COLA increase of 1.3% effective January 2021. Clients with SSI or SSDI should get an increase in regular monthly income soon. Check in with them and record an Interim Update in HMIS!
Upcoming Training and Resources
Your next HMIS Users Meetings
Your next HMIS Users Meeting will review HMIS updates, Federal Reporting, and field your questions. Join this discussion and learning session for your CoC!

Agenda
System Updates - SPM corrections
How Can We Help - Annuals, Changes in Income, Privacy Docs You Need,
What's Next - HMIS Checklist, Calendar
Demo & Troubleshooting - Audience requests for review

Dates & Links
Durham CoC - Jan 21 (to avoid day after PIT)
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Materials from your last HMIS Users Meetings are posted
Use these new guides to understand core HMIS functions and learn more about your community's data! All guides are posted under "Other Resources and Guides" on our HMIS Training and Knowledge page.

Workflow Guides

Reporting Guide
Back@Home HMIS Support
Field Support Trainings includes HMIS and Back@Home Rehousing Agencies are welcome to join the 3rd Tuesday session for open 'Office Hours'. A few topics have been suggested, but sessions will take questions too!
What do you need from Training?
Our HMIS User Meetings is the main way to get training and guidance on HMIS data collection, entry, and reporting. As we sketch out this year's schedule for HMIS Users Meeting agenda, we want your feedback for what tips, tricks, and resutls would help you get the most out of HMIS.
  • What would you like to use HMIS for? (for example: case management, financial assistance, racial equity analysis)
  • What is the hardest part of HMIS for you? (for example transfer time between paper forms and data entry, sub-assessments like disabilities and income, corrections)
Email hmis@ncceh.org or submit this form!
Federal Reporting Calendar
Longitudinal Systems Analysis
  • We believe client level corrections are done!
  • Submission will be complete by January 15th

Emergency Solutions Grant CAPER
  • Calendar year ESG-CAPERs will be due this January for regular Annual funding
  • Oct-Dec Quarterly ESG-CV reports will be submitted by the Data Center on your behalf.
  • Please have all ESG HMIS corrections done asap!

System Performance Measures
  • Corrections to be sent the week of Jan 4th and a second wave the week of Jan 25th
  • Deadline for all corrections is February 19th

Point in Time and Housing Inventory Count
  • PIT night is January 27th
  • Unsheltered counts are occurring; contact your CoC/Regional leadership for more info
  • HMIS participating ES, TH, RRH, PSH projects will get HMIS reports to submit data in March
  • For BoS Information go to our PIT/HIC homepage: https://www.ncceh.org/datacenter/pointintimehowto/
Reminders and notes
Missed a meeting?
For each month's HMIS Users Meeting, a recording will be posted later on the ncceh.org/hmis/news page along with slides for reference. But, we hope to see you there! Remember, Agency Admins are expected to attend/review the HMIS Users Meeting recording to stay up to date with HMIS tools and reporting.

We also want our monthly meetings to be as constructive for you as possible. What do you need for HMIS to be better utilized in your work?

Thank you for all of your hard work to make sure all of our neighbors find their home.
NCCEH Data Center | 919.410.6997 | hmis@ncceh.org