2013-068 Housing - NC Housing Coalition for Continum of Care Participation Agreement $0

Browse Search

NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING C O A L I T I O N EDUCATING and ADVOCATING for CHANGE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING COALITION AND THE CAROLINA HOMELESS INFORMATION NETWORK CONTINUUM OF CARE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT This Continuum of Care Participation Agreement(this"Agreement") is entered into as of July 1, 2012 between the North Carolina Housing Coalition (collectively, "HMIS Lead Agency")and the Chapel Hill/Orange County Continuum of Care, a coalition of agencies within Orange County, North Carolina subject to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Carolina Homeless Management Information System CHMIS") participation requirements, (collectively, "Participating Continuum of Care") regarding access and use of the Carolina Homeless Information Network ("CHIN") HMIS by its member agencies. Orange County will serve as the"Lead Agency"for the Participating Continuum of Care. The Participating Continuum of Care agrees that CHIN is the continuum's HMIS. Further, the Participating Continuum of Care agrees that all agencies within the continuum, that are subject to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's HMIS participation requirements, should use CHIN to help determine an unduplicated count of homeless individuals and services delivered with the continuum. I. INTRODUCTION The CHIN HMIS is a client information system that provides a standardized assessment of client needs, creates individualized service plans and records the use of housing and services. This shared database allows authorized personnel from Participating Agencies within the Participating Continuum of Care to share information about common clients. Goals of the CHIN HMIS include: 1. Unduplicated count of homeless individuals in North Carolina, 2. Highest standards for data integrity, 3. Expediting client intake procedures, 4. Increasing case management and available administrative tools, 5. Improving referral accuracy, and 6. Creating a tool to follow demographic trends and service utilization patterns. 7. Accurate federal, state, and CoC reports The Participating Continuum of Care can use CHIN data to determine the utilization of services of Participating Agencies, identify gaps in the local service network and develop outcome measurements. When used correctly and faithfully by all involved parties, the CHIN HMIS is designed to benefit the community, social service agencies, and the consumers of social services, through a more effective and efficient service delivery system. North Carolina Housing Coalition Carolina Homeless Information Network Agency Participation Agreement 118 St.Marys Street I Raleigh,NC 27605 1(919)827-4500(W)1(919)881-0350(F)