The Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS) is a software tool that captures and shares comprehensive data about homelessness in real-time. Communities can improve their understanding of homelessness by analyzing aggregate HIFIS data and leveraging HIFIS’ Coordinated Access features.  

HIFIS enables communities to implement Coordinated Access and take an outcomes-based approach to preventing, reducing, and ending homelessness by ensuring that:

• Communities have data available when needed,
• Communities use data to inform decisions and measure outcomes, and
• Communities’ data is high quality.

These presentation slides will summarize:

• HIFIS and Coordinated Access
• The Evolution of HIFIS
• The Benefits of HIFIS
• Some Key Features of HIFIS
• Data Collection
• Data Sharing and Data Use
• Data Protection and Data Security