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Hi all!
In R minor elevated, you may have noticed some new Errors/Warnings in the Data Quality reporting. We have been working on a data analysis for the purposes of increasing Rapid Rehousing dollars to our CoC but there are many discrepancies in the way households are being assigned a “Destination” at Exit. This problem is making it difficult to determine how much more money is needed.
HUD suggests that when it is not clear what a particular Destination should be case managers should select the closest approximation of where a household is going at Exit. However, there are times when we can choose the correct Destination with confidence. Examples of these can be found in the new Errors/Warnings in R minor elevated:
A household who goes from an Emergency Shelter (for example) into a Rapid Rehousing unit should have a Destination from the Emergency Shelter stay of “Rental by client, with RRH or equivalent subsidy”. If that household is entering a Rapid Rehousing project in the Balance of State CoC or the Mahoning CoC, that household would also have an Entry Exit into the Rapid Rehousing project.
A household who goes from an Emergency Shelter (for example) into Permanent Supportive Housing should have a Destination from the Emergency Shelter stay of “Permanent housing (other than RRH) for formerly homeless persons”. If that household is entering a PSH project in the Balance of State CoC or the Mahoning CoC, that household would also have an Entry Exit into the Rapid Rehousing project.
A household who goes from an Emergency Shelter (for example) into Transitional Housing should have a Destination from the Emergency Shelter stay of “Transitional housing for homeless persons (including homeless youth)”. If that household is entering a TH project in the Balance of State CoC or the Mahoning CoC, that household would also have an Entry Exit into the TH project.
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Project Type |
Project Type’s HUD Definition |
Corresponding Destination |
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A project that offers temporary shelter (lodging) for the homeless in general or for specific homeless populations. Requirements and limitations may vary by program, and will be specified by the funder. |
Emergency shelter, including hotel or motel paid for with emergency shelter voucher, or RHY-funded Host Home shelter |
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Transitional Housing (TH) |
A project that provides temporary lodging and is designed to facilitate the movement of homeless individuals and families into permanent housing within a specified period of time, but no longer than 24 months. Requirements and limitations may vary by program, and will be specified by the funder. |
Transitional housing for homeless persons (including homeless youth) |
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Safe Haven (SH) |
A project that offers supportive housing that (1) serves hard to reach homeless persons with severe mental illness who came from the streets and have been unwilling or unable to participate in supportive services; (2) provides 24-hour residence for eligible persons for an unspecified period; (3) has an overnight capacity limited to 25 or fewer persons; and (4) provides low demand services and referrals for the residents. |
We no longer have any Safe Havens in the Balance of State so
this will rarely be the correct Destination (unless you’re in Region 6), but
if there is an Exit to our old Safe Haven, it should be:
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PH - Rapid Re
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A permanent housing project that provides housing relocation and stabilization services and short- and/or medium-term rental assistance as necessary to help a homeless individual or family move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing. |
Rental by client, with RRH or equivalent subsidy |
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PH – Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) |
A project that offers permanent housing and supportive services to assist homeless persons with a disability (individuals with disabilities or families in which one adult or child has a disability) to live independently. |
Permanent housing (other than RRH) for formerly homeless persons |
In our HMIS, every provider name has a suffix at the end of its name like “- ES” or “- RRH”. These abbreviations are detailed in the table above in the Project Type column.
Household goes from Unsheltered to Rapid Rehousing
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Provider Name |
Entry Date |
Exit Date |
Destination |
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Unsheltered |
3/1/2020 |
4/1/2020 |
Rental by client, with RRH or equivalent subsidy |
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Ashtabula – RRH |
3/20/2020 |
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[still in project] |
Household goes from Transitional Housing to Permanent Supportive Housing
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Provider Name |
Entry Date |
Exit Date |
Destination |
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Ashtabula – TH |
3/1/2020 |
4/1/2020 |
Permanent housing (other than RRH) for formerly homeless persons |
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Ashtabula – PSH |
3/20/2020 |
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[still in project] |
Household goes from Unsheltered to a Domestic Violence Shelter who does not participate in HMIS
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Provider Name |
Entry Date |
Exit Date |
Destination |
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Unsheltered |
3/1/2020 |
4/1/2020 |
Emergency shelter, including hotel or motel paid for with emergency shelter voucher, or RHY-funded Host Home shelter |
Household goes from an Emergency Shelter to Rapid Rehousing
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Provider Name |
Entry Date |
Exit Date |
Destination |
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Ashtabula - ES |
3/1/2020 |
4/1/2020 |
Rental by client, with RRH or equivalent subsidy |
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Ashtabula – RRH |
3/20/2020 |
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[still in project] |
Four new Errors and six new Warnings have been added, but they represent only two main ideas:
Please watch the video above for more explanation and check R minor elevated to ensure that your Destinations have been answered correctly. Check the Guidance section for detailed information about any individual Error/Warning.