About HMIS
Pennsylvania Homeless Management Information System (PA HMIS)
PA HMIS tracks and analyzes the characteristics and service needs of people at-risk or experiencing homelessness.
The more your community knows about a problem, the better equipped community partners are to maximize resources to prevent and resolve the problems at hand. That’s the idea behind the Pennsylvania Homeless Management Information System (PA HMIS) overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development. This community-based software is designed to capture client-level information overtime on the characteristics and services needs of women, men, and children at-risk or experiencing homelessness.
The primary goal is to acquire hard data in order to understand the scope and dimensions of homelessness in order to address the problems more effectively. This benefits service providers and clients’ at-risk or experiencing homelessness and enables more efficient use of service through a coordinated entry process.
For Assistance with PA HMIS please send all questions to the PA HMIS Help Desk @ ra-pahmis@pa.gov
HMIS Data Collection and Workgroup Training Materials
Introduction Guide: Navigation and Menu Reference
PA HMIS Training: HMIS Programs Workgroup Class
Reference Guide: HMIS Programs Workgroup Reference
PA HMIS Training: Entry/Exit/Annual Assessment Class
PA HMIS Training: PATH/Street Outreach Workgroup Class
Reference Guide: PATH-Street Outreach Programs Workgroup Reference
Contacts and Case Notes Training for Path Users - 7/28/2020
Commonwealth of PA HMIS Training: General HMIS Overview - 4/25/20
Commonwealth of PA HMIS Training: Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, VA GDP, and HOPWA
Commonwealth of PA HMIS Training: PH, RRH, and Prevention Projects (CoC, ESG, SSVF)
Commonwealth of PA HMIS Training: Street Outreach, PATH and Runaway and Homeless Youth Projects
ESG-CV Projects: What to Expect - 9/30/20
Coordinated Entry Training Materials
Reference Guide: Connect To Home Coordinated Entry HMIS Guide - October 2019
Reference Guide:One By One Coordinated Entry System Guide - October 2018
One by One Coordinated Entry System Class
Connect to Home - Client Track 19 By-Name-List Training - June 3, 2020
Connect to Home - Client Track 19 Coordinated Entry Intake Training - June 11, 2020
Connect to Home - Client Track 19 Coordinated Entry DV Anonymous Intake Training - June 15, 2020
Connect to Home - Previous and Current Living Situation - August 3, 2020
Connect to Home - New Regional CE Programs - August 5, 2020
Connect to Home - Avoid Duplicate Client Records - August 6, 2020
Connect to Home - How to Update Triage Assessments - August 6, 2020
HMIS User Agreement Training Materials
Recording: PA HMIS Training: Privacy and Security Class
Recording: HMIS Overview for New Users - September, 2020
Recording: Client Track 19 HMIS Ticket Training - July, 2020