August 2024

Welcome to the August Data & Analytics Department Newsletter! In this edition, you will find:

Program Updates & Closure Reminder
August HMIS Social Security Number Updates
New HMIS Reports Coming Soon
Introducing our new HMIS team members

In Partnership,

Data & Analytics Department

Program Updates & Closure Reminder

Has your agency or program experienced any closures or updates? Don't forget to let us know as these changes happen so we can keep your information up to date for your program operations and mandating reporting each year. Please reach out to hmis@sacstepsforward.org in a timely manner to make any necessary updates. Thank you for your attention to this important process.

August HMIS Social Security Number Updates

In August, there will be an update allowing users to enter a non-numeric character for any digits of a client's Social Security Number (SSN) that are unknown or refused by the client. The system will then automatically convert these non-numeric characters to an “x.” This update will have no impact on your work in HMIS. Stay tuned for an additional e-blast with further details.

HMIS SSN Update

New HMIS Reports Coming Soon

To help improve community-wide transparency, Sacramento Steps Forward will soon begin releasing reports on Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data and activity for the Sacramento CoC. For more information, please read the e-blast linked below which provides information on these reports and invites you to:

Learn about the purpose and timing of these reports,
Review how your organization's data and activity is portrayed, and
Provide us with updated information and ask questions.

New HMIS Reports E-Blast

New HMIS Team Members

We are excited to announce the expansion of our HMIS team. Please join us in welcoming our new manager, David Arthur, and new HMIS Software Administrator, Caitlyn Grabill.

David is an excellent leader with extensive experience in community response. Most recently, he coordinated outreach services to address homelessness and other crises through the City of Sacramento’s Department of Community Response. He also worked at the Public Health Institute, supervising vaccine support and contact tracing for the COVID-19 Community Team. Additionally, David has been working to finish graduate school where he expects to earn his Master in Public Administration.

Caitlyn joins SSF with several years of experience working in the Sacramento CoC. Caitlyn was a program Supervisor with Flexible Supportive Rehousing Program with several years' experience working in HMIS and understands HUD data standards. Caitlyn also has experience as a Case Manager and Substance Abuse Counselor with WellSpace Health where she provided compassionate care and support to individuals in need of crisis intervention and temporary respite services at a 23-hour respite center. Caitlyn has a bachelor's degree in English Language and Letters from the University of California Merced and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Cappella University.