Homeless Service Use Reports

Homeless service use in Minnesota: federal fiscal year 2008

Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR)
AHAR Fact Sheet (September 2009)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2005 AHAR
2006 AHAR
2007 AHAR
2008 AHAR
2008 AHAR Summary

2008 AHAR by Continuum of Care Region
(PDF format)
<select> Anoka Central Dakota Hennepin Ramsey Scott-Carver Southeast Southwest St. Louis Northeast Northwest Washington West Central

2008 Minnesota Statewide Housing Inventory Chart

Minnesota state funder reports
Heading Home: Long-Term Homeless summary (SFY 2008)
FHPAP Services Report (2008)
Measuring Outcomes: Are programs making a difference? And how does mine compare? (2008)

Project Homeless Connect

Greater Minnesota Project Homeless Connect
Summarized information about the guests served at Project Homeless Connect events in greater Minnesota
Summary of guests served in 2007 (June 2008)

Hennepin County Project Homeless Connect
This report summarizes information about the people served at a one-day event to help people experiencing homelessness
Summary of guests served on December 8, 2008 (January 2009)
Summary of guests served on April 8, 2008 (June 2008)
Summary of guests served on October 1, 2007 (October 2007)
Summary of guests served on December 4, 2006 (January 2007)

Ramsey County Project Homeless Connect
Summarizes information about the guests served at the St. Paul/Ramsey County Project Homeless Connect event
Summary of guests served on June 10, 2008 (July 2008)
Summary of guests served on June 19, 2007 (July 2007)

St. Louis County Project Homeless Connect
Evaluation of a one-day event centralizing services for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
Summary of guests served on November 5, 2008 (December 2008)
Summary of guests served on October 24, 2007 (January 2008)

Statewide Project Homeless Connect
Summary of guests served in 2007 (June 2008)

National reports

Demonstrating the Uses of Homeless Data at the Local Level (September 2007)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
This document, published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), highlights the innovative uses of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data by nine communities presented at the first Advanced Homeless Data Users Meeting. In Minnesota, HMIS data were used to analyze families’ return to shelter in Ramsey County after receiving services through the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP).

The Community Perspective: Using Research and Technology to Identify Effective Solutions to Prevent and End Homelessness (September 2008)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
This document contains case studies, presented at the Second Advanced Homeless Data Users Meeting, from communities across the country demonstrating how they are using Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data to better understand homelessness in their community. The report describes the use of the HMIS to evaluate Project Homeless Connect events in Minnesota

National Alliance to End Homelessness Report
A new report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness reviews the primary strategies in community plans to end homelessness. According to the Alliance, 220 communities are currently working on plans to end homeless, and 90 of these communities have completed their plans and are at various stages of implementation. Of the 90 completed plans reviewed by the Alliance, 91 percent include a HMIS as a major component of the plan.

* This report is currently in progress. Please check back at a later date for the completed report.