HUD Guidance: According to this client's assessment at Project Start, they experienced a single episode of homelessness in the three years prior to their Project Start and the approximate date homelessness started is known, but there was no response entered for the total number of months they experienced homelessness prior to this enrollment. It should be possible to determine and enter the total number of months they experienced homelessness based on the Approximate Date Homelessness Started and the Project Start Date. 

How to correct: Enter the total months of homelessness in the past three years for the client based on when their homelessness began. If this is the first episode of homelessness in the past three years, you can use the date homelessness started to determine the correct count. The count should include the month they entered the Project along with every month they experienced even one night of homelessness.

For more information: [CIN-01] Verification of Homelessness Report / Documenting Homelessness and Homeless Certification : (freshdesk.com) 

Prior Living Situation : (freshdesk.com) 

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 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. 

Note: 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.