Southeast Regional HMIS Collaborative

URL:

https://serhc.basecamphq.com/login

Implementing Jurisdictions:

Mobile Single

Montgomery Single

Huntsville Regional

Georgia

Houma Single

Wake Single

Franklin Single

Durham

Greensboro Single

North Carolina

SC Upstate Single

PeeDee Single

Low Country Single

Chattanooga Single

Knoxville Single

Nashville Single

Upper Cumberland Single

Jackson West TN Single

Murfreesboro Single

Richmond Single

Norfolk Regional

Contacts

Laura McDuffee
Program Analysis and Development Director
Carolina Housing Information Network, North Carolina Housing Coalition

lmcduffee@nchousing.org

336-455-7316

Disclaimer: The content below contains information maintained by the collaborative. It has not been reviewed or endorsed by HUD.

The Southeast Regional HMIS Collaborative (SERHC) is a network of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) implementers and administrators from across the Southeast region which includes:

Alabama

Arkansas

Georgia

Florida

Kentucky

Louisiana

Mississippi

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

Virginia

The collaborative is currently offering three ways to participate. A full network meeting, a sub-committee focused on working with the faith-based community and a sub-committee focused on rural HMIS opportunities and challenges. If you are interested in participating please e-mail the contact above to receive conference call information and access to the SERHC online website with useful documents and discussions.

SERHC Meetings All meetings are held by conference call on the third Thursday of every other month at 2:00PM EDT. To receive the conference call information please send an e-mail to the above contact.

Previous SERHC Meetings

November 18, 2010: "Open discussion on experience with NOFA application"

October 7, 2010: “Debriefing from the 2010 HMIS/HEARTH Denver and Atlanta Conference"

July 15, 2010: “Monitoring HPRP program data through HMIS" (Amanda Rogers, HMIS HPRP Specialist, Metropolitan Birmingham Services for the Homeless)

May 20, 2010: “SERHC Data Quality and Tech Support” (Laura McDuffee, Director of Reports and Statistics and Sonia Ensenat, Lead Coordinator from the Carolina Homeless Information Network, North Carolina Housing Coalition)

March 18, 2010: "HMIS Data Integration by use of XML" (Laura McLain, Wilder Research, MN)

January 21, 2010: "HPRP Q & A" (Karen M. DeBlasio, HPRP Desk Officer Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs)

November 19, 2009: "The NERHMIS process and effort to develop shared data sets and intake protocols for future regional evaluation" (Cindy Namer, NERHMIS) and "Development and use of a shared Point-in-Time data collection tool by CoC’s participating in NERHMIS" (Brian Smith, NERHMIS)

September 19, 2009: HMIS Training Methodologies (John Johnson, EscaRosa Coalition) and "Engaging Nontraditional Partners through HPRP Funding" (Connie Hill, Pathways, Inc.)

July 16, 2009: "Possible expansion of Florida HMIS Conference" (Richard Boozell, The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County) and "Managing the AHAR year round" (Jeffrey Ward, HUD HMIS Technical Assistance Provider)

May 21, 2009: "Managing and Communicating HMIS Changes" (Valarie Bouriche, Metropolitan Birmingham Services for the Homeless and Edward Perry, 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.) and "Changes in the Data Standard: Program Descriptors, Universal, Program and HPRP Data Elements" (Brian Sokol, HUD HMIS Technical Assistance Provider)

March 19, 2009: "HMIS Administration: Expansion, Inclusion of New Agencies" (William Matson, Pathways, Inc.) and "Homeless Prevention Funding and How it Pertains to HMIS" (Joel Remigio, Homeless Services Network of Central Florida)

Southeast Regional HMIS Collaborative Peer-to-Peer Documents

	SERHC Survey on Rural PIT Methodology - 4/24/2012
Author(s): Rural Subcommittee of Southeastern Regional HMIS Collaborative
Show Description In early 2011, the Southeast Region HMIS Collaborative (SERHC) decided to survey Continua of Care (CoCs) designated as rural or rural/urban mix to learn more about the organization of these CoCs and the methodologies they use to count their unsheltered and sheltered homeless population. An email with a link to the online survey was sent to 140 contacts provided by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Thirty-eight respondents provided usable responses. Highlights from the survey appear below. Leadership and collaboration • The largest number of CoCs is led by a coordinating agency that provides no direct service, followed by a shelter or housing provider, and a supportive service provider. • While there appears to be a large range among the communities that completed the survey, most communities have an array of emergency, transitional, and domestic violence beds and providers administering prevention and outreach programs. • Most CoCs appear to meet quite regularly (once every month or two) and typically include rural providers. • Respondents reported a wide variety in the rural providers involved in their unsheltered counts. • 50% or more report partnering with social services agencies, community action agencies, churches, soup kitchens, food pantries, police/sheriff, mental health providers, and/or the housing authority to conduct their PIT in rural areas. • For the majority of CoCs, the area’s lead agency provides the primary leadership for the count. Most do not receive additional funding to pay for count activities, and those who do report varied means of support. • Respondents indicated that they have used the results of the PIT counts in a variety of ways. Over half report using the results for the HUD Exhibit 1, continuum planning, and local planning. • Numerous CoCs are involved in other data collection in their regions. Approximately 1/3 indicated that they conduct other studies/counts/needs assessments on the prevalence or nature of homelessness in their CoC.

	Challenges to Implementing HMIS in Rural Communiti - 7/15/2010
Author(s): Rural Subcommittee of Southeastern Regional HMIS Collaborative
Show Description This document was developed by the Rural Subcommittee of the Southeastern Regional HMIS Collaborative to outline challenges and potential strategies to address these challenges.

	NHSDC Faith Based Engagement Slides - 11/18/2009
Author(s): SERHC Faith Based Engagement Subcommittee
Show Description Slides from Fall 2009 NHSDC Presentation from Faith Based Engagement Subcommittee

	Faith Based Engagement Talking Points - 11/18/2009
Author(s): SERHIC Faith Based Engagement Subcommittee
Show Description Talking Points developed by Faith Based Engagement Subcommittee of Southeastern Regional HMIS Collaborative.

	SE Regional HMIS Collaborative 2-27-08 - 2/27/2008
Author(s): Michelle Hayes, The Cloudburst Group
Show Description Notes from the Southeast Regional HMIS Collaborative's first meeting, held on February 27, 2008.

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	HUD-Sponsored These resources have been written or reviewed by HUD or by HUD's HMIS Technical Assistance Team. Information found in HUD-Sponsored documents may be considered reliable and accurate as of the document date.
	Peer-to-Peer These are sample documents that have been provided by local CoC staff persons and other HMIS solution providers. Topics range from client consent forms to governance structures to meeting logs. Many of these documents have not been approved by HUD and we cannot certify that all of the community samples are in compliance with HUD regulations.
	External Links These resources are links to external websites that contain information related to HMIS, homelessness or information systems.