I. Overview of System Performance Measures

Below is a brief description of each System Performance Measure.

Measure 1:

Length of Stay

(measures the total number of days a person is enrolled in Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven, and Transitional Housing cumulatively overtime based on HMIS project entry and exit data)

Measure 2:

Returns to Homelessness

(measures the percentage of those who exit the homelessness system to permanent housing and return to the homelessness system of care within 6, 12 and 24 months of their successful exit, also based on HMIS project entry and exit data)

Measure 3: HMIS Counts

(looks at PIT counts and Annual HMIS counts of persons active in the HMIS system who are literally homeless in emergency shelter, safe havens, and transitional housing)

Measure 4:

Increased Total Income

(looks at HUD CoC funded project participants who leave and stay in programs who have increased their income)

Measure 5: First Time Homeless

(looks at those presenting as homeless in HMIS in homeless specific projects who have never been served or had an entry in HMIS for the past 2 years)

Measure 6: (Not Utilized by HUD at this time)

Measure 7:

Successful Exits to and Retention of Permanent Housing

(looks at percentage of successful client exits from street outreach programs, emergency shelter, safe haven, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and retention of permanent housing)