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14ou s, ti 9 <br /> Revised:June 17,2013 <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> ' HOUSING <br /> C O A L I T I O N <br /> EDUCATING andADVOCAnNG far CHANGE <br /> NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING COALITION <br /> AND THE <br /> CAROLINA HOMELESS INFORMATION NETWORK <br /> CONTINUUM OF CARE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT <br /> This Continuum of Care Participation Agreement(this"Agreement") is entered inio as of July 1, 2013 <br /> between the North Carolina Housing Coalition (collectively, "HMIS Lead Agency")and the CoC- <br /> Chapel Hill/Orange County NC-513, a coalition of agencies within Orange County North Carolina <br /> subject to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Carolina Homeless <br /> Management Information System ("HMIS") participation requirements, (collective y, "Participating <br /> Continuum of Care") regarding access and use of the Carolina Homeless Information Network <br /> ("CHIN") HMIS by its member agencies. Orange County will serve as the"Lead Agency"for the <br /> Participating Continuum of Care. The Participating Continuum of Care agrees that CHIN is the <br /> continuum's HMIS. Further, the Participating Continuum of Care agrees that all agencies within the <br /> continuum, that are subject to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's HMIS <br /> participation requirements, should use CHIN to help determine an unduplicated count of homeless <br /> individuals and services delivered with the continuum. <br /> 1. INTRODUCTION <br /> The CHIN HMIS is a client information system that provides a standardized assessment of client <br /> needs, creates individualized service plans and records the use of housing and services. This shared <br /> database allows authorized personnel from Participating Agencies within the Part cipating Continuum <br /> of Care to share information about common clients. <br /> Goals of the CHIN HMIS include: <br /> 1. Unduplicated count of homeless individuals in North Carolina, <br /> 2. Highest standards for data integrity, <br /> 3. Expediting client intake procedures, <br /> 4. Increasing case management and available administrative tools, <br /> 5. Improving referral accuracy, and <br /> 6. Creating a tool to follow demographic trends and service utilization patterns. <br /> 7.Accurate federal, state, and CoC reports <br /> The Participating Continuum of Care can use CHIN data to determine the utilization of services of <br /> Participating Agencies, identify gaps in the local service network and develop outcome <br /> measurements.When used correctly and faithfully by all involved parties, the CHIN HMIS is designed <br /> to benefit the community, social service agencies, and the consumers of social services, through a <br /> more effective and efficient service delivery system. <br /> The program is administered by the HMIS Lead Agency, which will serve as the I aison between the <br /> Continuum of Care, agencies within the Participating Continuum of Care and Bowman Systems, Inc., <br /> the developer of the CHIN HMIS. The Lead Agency for the Participating Continuum of Care has and <br /> assumes no responsibility for the performance of the Agencies within the Participating Continuum of <br /> Care("Participating Agency")under this Agreement. <br /> North Carolina Housing Coalition <br /> Carolina Homeless Information Network Agency Participation Agreement <br /> 118 St.Mary's Street I Raleigh,NC 27605 (919)827-4500(W)1(919)881-0350(F) <br />