Community Development Agency
Housing & Community Development Department
Michelle Starratt
Housing Director
- Available Housing Check Here
- Tenant and Property Owner Resources
- MEASURE A-1 HOUSING BOND
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- HIV/AIDS HOUSING
- HOMELESSNESS
HOMEOWNERSHIP
- RENTAL HOUSING
- HMIS USERS
- Fair Housing
- Mobile Home Park Ordinance
- Rent Mediation Services
- HUD Income and Rent Limits
- REPORTING FORMS
- DOCUMENTS & REPORTS
HMIS - Homeless Information System
HMIS Home
A Homeless Management Information System, HMIS, is a data collection system, which allows communities to collect, store, and report information about individuals receiving services. In 2000 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a mandate that communities receiving homeless funding must implement an HMIS for all residents receiving services paid for by these funds. Alameda County receives approximately $37 million annually from HUD, and to protect these funds, HCD has implemented the HMIS system. Through community partnerships of service providers and local governments, HCD collects the data, and we annually report out on the data collected.
Alameda County implemented its first HMIS in 2005, called InHOUSE (In formation about Homelessness, Outcomes, and Service Engagement). In 2018, due to changes in the HUD data collection requirements and user feedback, the InHOUSE system was replaced, and renamed Alameda County HMIS (ACHMIS). The ACHIMS is supported by a coalition of Alameda County HCD and the fourteen cities within the county, nonprofit organizations and funders, as well as other county departments which provide services to those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Presently, the ACHMIS data-base system includes over 58,000 unduplicated client records, with over 60 agencies involved in data collection and more than 670 programs receiving homeless funding. Data collected is used to provide an accurate view of service needs and effectiveness of homeless programs within Alameda County.
Service sectors presently represented within the ACHMIS include: Emergency Shelters, Transitional Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, Homelessness Prevention, Rapid Re-housing, Drop-In Centers, Street Outreach, and Homeless Support services.
