The Second Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
Author | : U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1376400872 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Second Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress written by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pleased to present this second national report to Congress on homelessness in America. The first Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) was submitted in February 2007. These reports were developed in response to a series of Congressional directives beginning with the FY 2001 HUD Appropriations Act. In that year, Congress directed the Department to assist communities to implement local Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) and required every jurisdiction to have client-level reporting within three years. Senate Report 106-410 noted that HMIS data could be used to develop an unduplicated count of homeless people and to analyze the use and effectiveness of homeless assistance services. To that end, Congress further charged the Department with collecting and analyzing HMIS data from a representative sample of communities in order to understand the nature and extent of homelessness nationally.