Arizona Self-Sufficiency Matrix (ASSM)

The Arizona Self-Sufficiency Matrix (ASSM) measures various domains of life and is beneficial to those who may have multiple factors contributing to homelessness or need for shelter services, substance abuse, and services that assist adults in need of improving their life skills.


This assessment is available in many programs within Clarity and may be required of clients (or only the Head of Household when working with a household) at the project start and any time there has been a change.  Please speak to your supervisor 


The tool helps: 

  • Case manage to have a better understanding of their clients and their needs and/or life skills
  • Case managers make informed decisions regarding case planning and interventions 
  • Improve outcomes for participants 
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of different programs

To locate the ASSM, go to "Assessments" in the program level navigation. Select "START" next to "Arizona Self-Sufficiency Matrix (ASSM)"

The assessment has various picklists. In the Assessment Date Field, enter the date the assessment was completed. Then, enter the option that best fits the client's current status or situation for each topic listed below.


  1. Assessment Date
  2. Housing/Shelter
  3. Employment
  4. Income
  5. Food
  6. Does Client Have Children? (Y/N toggle
    1. Childcare
    2. Children's Education
  7. Adult Education
  8. Health Care
  9. Life Skills
  10. Family Relations
  11. Transportation and Mobility
  12. Community Involvement
    1. not applicable, in crisis mode
    2. socially isolated, no skill/motivation
    3. lacks knowledge/new to community
    4. come community involvement with barriers
    5. actively invloved in community
    6. client doesn't know
    7. client refused
    8. not applicable
  13. Legal
  14. Wellbeing
  15. Substance Abuse
  16. Safety
  17. Challenges/Impairments
  18. Credit History
  19. Debt/ Savings/ Assets
  20. Private (Y/N toggle, toggle yes/on if the assessment should not be shared beyond the agency completing the assessment.)


Contact Us

If you need help, or wish to offer suggestions or feedback, please contact the Cincinnati/Hamilton County HMIS support team at HMISsupport@end-homelessness.org or by calling 513-263-2790 9:00am - 3:00pm Monday-Friday (excluding holidays).


When contacting HMIS Support about a particular client, please do not send sensitive personally identifiable information (Sensitive PII) through email, such as full name, social security number, or any other information used to determine a person's identification. Instead, please send the Clarity Unique Identifier found on the client's Clarity Profile page. You can use the messaging system in Clarity if you need to send sensitive personally identifying information.