Schenectady County QUARTERLY HMIS REPORT · 2019. 5. 4. · Schenectady County QUARTERLY HMIS REPORT 7/1/15-9/30/15 (Q4 of Federal Fiscal Year 2015) This is the quarterly report for

Schenectady County QUARTERLY HMIS REPORT

7/1/15-9/30/15

(Q4 of Federal Fiscal Year 2015)

This is the quarterly report for the CARES Regional Homeless Management Information System

(CRHMIS). The CRHMIS reports follow the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) of October 1st through

September 30th rather than the calendar year. New HMIS data standards went into effect 10/1/14

and are reflected in FFY 2015 reporting.

The HMIS is a community-run, federally mandated database which collects data on the

characteristics of homeless and at risk persons in a community in order to inform services and

system planning efforts. This data is also reported, in unduplicated, de-identified, aggregate form

to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to inform policy and

regulations and make recommendations to Congress for spending.

The report is broken into two sections: Housing and Supportive Services Only. Different project

types have different reporting criteria and projects not funded through the Continuum of Care

(CoC) may not collect more than the Universal Data Elements (UDEs), found in the 2014 Data

Standards available under the User Resources tab of our website: http://www.caresny.org or via

email (below).

Reporting is modeled after the current Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR to help align

with HUD standards and provide a better basis for community planning and comparison with the

published AHAR both at the local and Federal level.

This report includes homeless prevention and housing projects participating in the Homeless

Management Information System (HMIS) for your community but does not include domestic

violence providers, as per Federal Law, and may not include homeless programs by non-

mandated providers who have chosen not to participate in the HMIS database. Please see the

included list of participating and non-participating agencies/projects for more information.

Anyone interested in more information on the HMIS or participation within the database should

contact:

Allyson Thiessen, Director of HMIS Program and Services

[email protected] • (518) 489-4130 x103

HMIS DATA QUALITY The following charts provide an aggregate look of the data quality in the Continuum of Care (CoC)

for the quarter. Data quality is important for the CoC because HUD scores us on this measure

and it impacts our accuracy in reporting the state of homelessness in our communities for

planning purposes.

Each year, aggregate data quality for all HMIS projects (both CoC-funded and non CoC-funded) is

reported to HUD in three places: the HMIS Dedicated Grantee Annual Performance Report (HMIS

APR), the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) and the CoC Grant Application. Due to

the reporting criteria, poor data quality performance for all projects using the CoC’s HMIS

Program directly impacts the ability to gain/retain funding from HUD and other Federal Partners.

Every project contained within the HMIS is part of this reporting, not just mandated or funded

projects.

In addition to impacting the CoC’s application scoring, good data quality is essential to truly depict

the state of homelessness in our communities. Good data helps with the planning process of

providing the local, essential services for households at risk of and who are homeless.

As shown in this quarter’s data quality reports, the implementation of additional data standards,

effective 10/1/14, has increased the amount of missing data for consumers who were already

enrolled in projects at that time if staff did not return to those files and complete required and

requested updates. CARES’ Regional HMIS staff have worked with all agencies to reduce missing

data as we prepare for the soon to be released CoC Grant Application this summer. However,

additional cleanup work by agency staff is needed to be in good standing with HUD.

To check the data quality status of your agency’s projects, a detailed report has been compiled

to assist staff in targeting their HMIS staff efforts. Please visit http://caresny.org/homeless-

management-information-system/about-the-cares-regional-hmis

http://caresny.org/homeless-management-information-system/about-the-cares-regional-hmis

http://caresny.org/homeless-management-information-system/about-the-cares-regional-hmis

HMIS DATA QUALITY REPORT:

Data Element Residential % Don't Know / Refused % Missing

Name 0% 0%

Social Security Number 2.22% 2.09%

Date of Birth 0% 0%

Race 0.26% 0.52%

Ethnicity 0.13% 0.39%

Gender 0% 0%

Veteran Status 0% 0.52%

Disabling Condition 0.39% 5.08%

Residence Prior to Project Entry 0.13% 4.43%

Project Entry Date 0% 0%

Project Exit Date 0% 0%

Destination 0% 0%

Relationship to Head of Household 0% 1.30%

Length of Time on Street, in an Emergency Shelter, or Safe Haven 0.39% 1.04%

Data Element SSO/Outreach % Don't Know / Refused % Missing

Name 0% 0%

Social Security Number 5.70% 0.25%

Date of Birth 0% 0%

Race 0% 0%

Ethnicity 0% 0%

Gender 0% 0%

Veteran Status 0% 0%

Disabling Condition 0.12% 0.12%

Residence Prior to Project Entry 0% 0%

Project Entry Date 0% 0%

Project Exit Date 0% 0%

Destination 0% 0%

Relationship to Head of Household 0% 0.12%

Length of Time on Street, in an Emergency Shelter, or Safe Haven 0.12% 7.31%

Fields in red indicate an unacceptable % of null data and may result in a loss of points on the

CoC Grant Application. Missing Data includes “Data Not Collected” in addition to fields being

left blank. Additionally projects covering multiple CoC’s have full DQ reported in each CoC.

FY 2015 Quarter 4 CoC: (July - September 2015)

ES IND: Emergency Shelter for individuals

ES FAM: Emergency Shelter for Families w/Children

TH IND: Transitional Housing for individuals

TH FAM: Transitional Housing for Families w/Children

PH IND: Permanent Housing for individuals

PH FAM: Permanent Housing for Families w/Children

ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM

Unduplicated persons who used this type of housing 26 6 1 55 369 175

Unduplicated persons who used this type of housing YTD 112 8 8 173 487 224

Persons who used this type of program and... ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMused emergency shelter for individuals X 0 0 0 1 0used emergency shelter for families 0 X 0 3 0 0used transitional housing for individuals 0 0 X 1 0 0used transitional housing for families 0 0 1 X 0 0used permanent housing for individuals 0 0 0 0 X 2

used permanent housing for families 0 0 0 0 2 X

Nights ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM

Sum of nights in this housing type1 1,307 452 13 1,613 32,166 15,719

DEMOGRAPHICSAge ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMunder 1 0 2 0 5 0 51 to 5 0 1 0 19 0 296 to 12 0 0 0 11 1 5013 to 17 5 0 0 0 0 2118 to 30 15 3 0 14 38 1831 to 50 1 0 1 6 153 4651 to 61 3 0 0 0 144 662 or older 2 0 0 0 33 0

Missing age information 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gender of adults ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMFemale 8 3 1 20 155 56Male 12 0 0 0 212 14Transgendered male to female 0 0 0 0 0 0Transgendered female to male 1 0 0 0 0 0Other 0 0 0 0 0 0

Missing this information 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMNon-Hispanic/non-Latino 22 4 1 43 331 156Hispanic/Latino 3 2 0 9 37 19

missing ethnicity information 1 0 0 3 1 0

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Race ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMWhite, Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 6 2 1 17 178 70White, Hispanic/Latino 2 1 0 0 27 8Black or African-American 15 3 0 27 146 75Asian 0 0 0 0 5 0American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0 0 0 3 2Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 2 0Multiple races 1 0 0 7 8 19

missing race information 1 0 0 3 0 1

HOUSEHOLD INFORMATIONPersons by household size ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM1 person 24 0 1 0 350 02 people 0 6 0 18 4 483 people 0 0 0 27 3 644 people 0 0 0 0 4 365 or more people 0 0 0 10 0 27

missing household size information 2 0 0 0 8 0

Persons by household type ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMindividual adult male 11 0 0 0 204 0individual adult female 8 0 1 0 145 0adult in family, with child(ren) 0 3 0 20 0 70children in families, with adults 0 3 0 35 0 105in households with only adults 0 0 0 0 11 0in households with only children 0 0 0 0 0 0unaccompanied youth 5 0 0 0 1 0

missing household composition 2 0 0 0 8 0

SUB-POPULATION BREAKDOWNSVeteran (adults only) ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMa veteran 6 0 0 0 20 0not a veteran 14 3 1 19 346 70

missing veteran information 1 0 0 1 2 0

Disabled (adults only) ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMyes, disabled 7 0 1 2 244 56not disabled 9 3 0 17 92 14

missing disability information 5 0 0 1 32 0

Disability Breakdowns ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMPhysical disability/Chronic Health Condition 2 0 1 4 120 26Developmental disability 2 0 0 0 13 6HIV/AIDS 0 0 0 0 40 4Mental health 4 2 1 3 222 41

Substance abuse 0 0 1 0 136 20

Chronically Homeless ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMYes 5 0 0 0 72 10No 21 3 0 23 264 102

No Data 0 3 1 32 33 63

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LENGTH OF PROGRAM STAY *Please see Appendix A for ES and TH details

Total length of stay in Housing for the most recent consecutive

stay for ADULT MALESES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM

0 to 6 months (or 1 to 180 nights) 13 0 0 0 30 27 to 12 months (or 181 to 365 nights) 0 0 0 0 32 213 to 18 months (or 366 to 545 nights) 0 0 0 0 13 119 to 24 months (or 546 to 730 nights) 0 0 0 0 19 02 to 5 years (or 731 to 1,825 nights) 0 0 0 0 56 5More than 5 years (1,826 nights or greater) 0 0 0 0 62 4

Missing this number 0 0 0 0 0 0


stay for ADULT FEMALESES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM



Total length of stay Housing for the most recent consecutive stay

for YOUTH MALESES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM




stay for YOUTH FEMALESES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM



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OUTCOMES% of Discharged Adults with Increase in Earned Income 3

ES All

Adults

TH ALL

Adults

PH All

AdultsOf all Discharged Consumers over 18 0% x 56.25% x 0% x

% of Discharged Adults with No Change in Earned Income 3ES All

Adults

TH ALL

Adults

PH All

AdultsOf all Discharged Consumers over 18 100.00% X 43.75% X 0% x

% of Discharged Adults with a Decrease in Earned Income 3ES All

Adults

TH ALL

Adults

PH All

AdultsOf all Discharged Consumers over 18 0% x 0% x 0% x

Destination Category ES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAMInstitutional Setting 0 0 0 0 4 0Other Destination 2 0 0 0 1 0Permanent Destination 4 0 2 41 28 3

Temporary Destination 5 0 1 0 6 0

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PROJECTS REPRESENTED BY THIS REPORT*While encouraged, participation of progects serving the

homeless community but not funded by HUD or other mandated

sources do not always submit data through the HMIS.

Emergency Housing Projects Reporting in the HMIS:Bethesda House Emergency Veterans Initiative SAFE House

Transitional Housing Projects Reporting in the HMIS:SCAP Sojourn House

Permanent Housing Projects Reporting in the HMIS:APH - EMSA LT HOPWA SCAP PHP 16APH - ST HOPWA - EMSA SCAP- PHP 4Bethesda House Liberty House SCAP PHP 7Bethesda House Lighthouse SCAP Shelter Plus Care ProgramBethesda House Pathways To The Future Schenectady YMCA - SROMohawk Opportunities Continuum of Care Program - 14 Unit YMCA of Schenectady Shelter Plus Care -DUP09AMohawk Opportunities Permanent Housing for Chronically Homeless - 8 bedYMCA of Schenectady Shelter Plus Care -DUP09BMohawk Opportunities Permanent Supported Housing Program - CoC 6 bedYMCA Supported HousingMohawk Opportunities Rental Assistance Program YWCA Schenectady - Main BuildingMohawk Opportunities Supported Housing Program YWCA Schenectady Rosa's HouseNew Choices Recovery Center Shelter Plus Care -DUP09A YWCA Schenectady Rosa's House ExpansionNew Choices Recovery Center Shelter Plus Care -DUP09B

Projects counted on the Housing Inventory Chart and NOT represented by this report:

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APPENDIX A:Total length of stay in Housing for the most recent consecutive

stay for ADULT MALESES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM

1 to 7 nights 4 0 0 0 x x

8 to 30 nights 2 0 0 0 x x

31 to 60 nights 2 0 0 0 x x

61 to 90 nights 4 0 0 0 x x

91 to 120 nights 1 0 0 0 x x

121 to 150 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

151 to 180 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

181 to 210 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

211 to 240 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

241 to 270 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

271 to 300 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

301 to 330 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

331 to 360 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

361 to 366 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

Missing number of nights 0 0 0 0 x x


stay for ADULT FEMALESES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM


8 to 30 nights 1 0 1 8 x x

31 to 60 nights 0 1 0 2 x x

61 to 90 nights 1 0 0 5 x x

91 to 120 nights 4 2 0 0 x x

121 to 150 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

151 to 180 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

181 to 210 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

211 to 240 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

241 to 270 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

271 to 300 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

301 to 330 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

331 to 360 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

361 to 366 nights 0 0 0 0 x x


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stay for YOUTH MALESES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM


8 to 30 nights 0 0 0 9 x x

31 to 60 nights 0 0 0 3 x x

61 to 90 nights 0 0 0 2 x x

91 to 120 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

121 to 150 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

151 to 180 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

181 to 210 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

211 to 240 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

241 to 270 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

271 to 300 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

301 to 330 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

331 to 360 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

361 to 366 nights 0 0 0 0 x x



stay for YOUTH FEMALESES IND ES FAM TH IND TH FAM PH IND PH FAM


8 to 30 nights 0 0 0 7 x x

31 to 60 nights 0 1 0 2 x x

61 to 90 nights 1 0 0 5 x x

91 to 120 nights 2 2 0 0 x x

121 to 150 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

151 to 180 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

181 to 210 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

211 to 240 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

241 to 270 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

271 to 300 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

301 to 330 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

331 to 360 nights 0 0 0 0 x x

361 to 366 nights 0 0 0 0 x x


ANNOTATIONS1) Sum of nights in this type of housing:This is the total sum of nights for consumers in this program type, not limited to reporting period.

2) AgeThis is the age of consumers taken at the end of the reporting period

2) Earned IncomeHUD requries agencies to report on the percentage of change in income for all adults by stayers and leavers in the CoC annual report. This has become an important measure for the Continuum of Care.

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FY 2015 Quarter 4

(July - September 2015)

Supportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

Unduplicated persons who used this service type 786 159 424

Unduplicated persons who used this service type YTD 1059 489 926

DEMOGRAPHICSAge

Supportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

under 1 3 1 181 to 5 18 14 586 to 12 13 6 7613 to 17 8 2 4618 to 30 154 35 8231 to 50 344 58 9651 to 61 184 35 4262 or older 62 8 6

Missing age information 0 0 0

Gender of adultsSupportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

Female 439 73 238Male 346 86 185Transgendered male to female 0 0 1Transgendered female to male 1 0 0Other 0 0 0

Missing this information 0 0 0

EthnicitySupportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

Non-Hispanic/non-Latino 686 127 353Hispanic/Latino 100 30 70

missing ethnicity information 0 2 1

RaceSupportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

White 349 94 187Black or African-American 382 56 202Asian 18 0 0American Indian or Alaskan Native 14 3 5Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 11 0 6Multiple races 12 6 24

missing race information 0 0 0

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HOUSEHOLD INFORMATIONPersons by household type

Supportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

Households with Only Adults 721 111 102Households with Only Children 2 0 7Households with Adults and Children 58 38 304

Missing data 5 10 11

SUB-POPULATION BREAKDOWNSVeteran (adults only)

Supportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

a veteran 39 37 23not a veteran 705 98 200

missing veteran information 0 1 3

Disabled (adults only)Supportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

yes, disabled 199 11 57not disabled 543 122 166

missing disability information 2 3 3

Disability BreakdownsSupportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

Physical disability/Chronic Health Condition 485 65 113Developmental disability 78 8 44HIV/AIDS 14 3 1Mental health 271 44 67

Substance abuse 97 20 10

Chronically HomelessSupportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

Yes 34 2 1No 723 135 267

No Data 29 22 156

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OUTCOMES% of Discharged Adults with Increase in Earned Income 2

Supportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

Of all Discharged Consumers over 18 17.50% 5.80% 2.47%

% of Discharged Adults with No Change in Earned Income 2Supportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach


% of Discharged Adults with a Decrease in Earned Income 2Supportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach


Destination CategorySupportive

Services

Rapid

Rehousing

Homeless

PreventionOutreach

Institutional Setting 2 0 0Other Destination 8 3 2Permanent Destination 124 70 164

Temporary Destination 21 3 12

PROJECTS REPRESENTED BY THIS REPORT

Projects Reporting in the HMIS:Bethesda House Case ManagementBethesda House Day Program Drop-in CenterBethesda House of Schenectady Day ShelterBethesda House of Schenectady HOME PreventionBethesda House Rep Payee ProgramBH STEHP Emergency Services ProgramBH STEHP Rapid Re-HousingLASH SchenectadyProject Safe - SchenecatadyRPC SSVF PreventionRPC SSVF Program Rapid RehousingSCAP Emergency Shelter GrantSCAP STEHP LEGAL AID PreventionSCAP STEHP LEGAL AID Rapid Re-HousingSCAP STEHP PreventionSCAP STEHP Rapid RehousingSCAP-ESG-Court AdvocacySCAP-ESG-Court Advocacy Prevention LASH

ANNOTATIONS1) AgeThis is the age of consumers taken at the end of the reporting period

2) Earned IncomeHUD requries agencies to report on the percentage of change in income for all adults by stayers and leavers in the CoC annual report. This has become an important measure for the Continuum of Care.

*While encouraged, participation of progects serving the homeless community but not funded by HUD or other mandated

sources do not always submit data through the HMIS.

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