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  • AIRS – Alliance of Information and Referral Systems
  • AHAR – Annual Homeless Assessment Report
  • APR – Annual Performance Report
  • ATA – Agency Technical Administrator
  • CAPER – Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
  • CES – Coordinated Entry System
  • CDBG – Community Development Block Grant CoC - Continuum of Care
  • CH – Chronically Homeless
  • CoC – Continuum of Care
  • DOB – Date of Birth
  • DQSC – Data Quality Sub-Committee
  • DV – Domestic Violence
  • ES – Emergency Shelter
  • ESG – Emergency Solutions Grant
  • EVHI – Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative
  • Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  • HMIS – Homeless Management Information System
  • HoH – Head of Household
  • HOPWA – Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
  • HPCC – Homeless Prevention Call Center
  • HUD – Housing and Urban Development
  • NOFA – Notice of Funding Availability PIT - Point in Time
  • NP - Non-Participating (Agency is listed as not using ServicePoint or no longer in operation)
  • PATH - Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
  • PPI – Personal Protected Information
  • PSH – Permanent Supportive Housing
  • RHY – Runaway and Homeless Youth
  • ROI – Release of Information
  • RRH – Rapid Re-Housing
  • SH – Safe Haven
  • SHP – Supportive Housing Program
  • SRO – Single Room Occupancy
  • SSI – Supplemental Security Income
  • SSN – Social Security Numbe
  • SSO – Supportive Services Only
  • SSVF – Supportive Services for Veteran Families
  • UDE – Universal Data Element
  • TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  • TFA – Temporary Financial Assistance
  • VASH – Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing
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    1. Helpdesk - Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
    2. Data Entry and Best Practices

    Data Entry and Best Practices

    This category contains guides on how to do basic HMIS data entry and general guidelines.

    Assessments

    • Funding Specific Enrollment Forms (Universal Intakes)
    • HUD CoC & ESG Entry All Other Projects (2026)
    • HUD CoC & ESG Entry SO ES SH (2026)
    • HUD CoC & ESG Update (2026)
    • HUD HOPWA Entry All Other Projects (2026)
    • State Homeless Prevention Assessment (2026)
    See all 7 articles

    Basic Information About HMIS

    • Acronyms
    • Getting to Know ServicePoint
    • Site Map / Site Index / Site Directory
    • Structure of HMIS
    • Terms and Definitions
    • What is HMIS?

    Editing Client Data and Entries/Exits

    • Adding a Case Manager to a Client Record
    • Adding an Individual Household Member to an Existing Entry/Exit: an expanded view
    • Adding Goals and Case Notes
    • Changing an Existing Project Enrollment or Type
    • Deleting Extra Entries
    • Updating Client Assessment Information: Interim Reviews

    HMIS Data Entry

    • Adding and Reading Client Notes
    • C1 Well-being Data Element Training Resource
    • Chronic Homelessness Questions in HMIS
    • Client Profile
    • COVID-19 High Risk Flag
    • Creating a Client Record
    See all 17 articles

    Shelters Module Data Entry

    • ShelterPoint Guide
    • Checking In Multi-person Households to ShelterPoint
    • Removing Clients from ShelterPoint Unit List

    Service Transactions

    • Adding Services
    • Referral Need Status

    Understanding HMIS Visibility

    • Understanding Visibility In HMIS
    • HMIS Global Visibility Announcement

    Understanding Data Elements

    • 2024 HUD Data Standards Overview
    • Living Situations
    • Relationship To Head of Household
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