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Our comprehensive data collection and analysis is critical to the greater Richmond region. Through our data, we can develop a shared understanding of what homelessness in the greater Richmond region looks like and how effectively our community responses are addressing the crisis of homelessness.


At Homeward, we use data which comes from conversations with people experiencing homelessness to guide our planning and support functions for the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care. We collect and analyze data through two direct avenues: the Homeward Community Information System (HCIS) and the Point in Time (PIT) count.


Through the PIT count, Homeward coordinates the effort to collect data through in-person conversations with individuals experiencing homelessness, including chronically homeless persons, veterans, and unaccompanied youth. Homeward’s PIT count occurs twice annually in January and July, and has counts for both sheltered and unsheltered persons. Learn more in the PIT count section


As the selected HMIS Lead for the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care, Homeward manages the Homeward Community Information System. HCIS allows our community to assess how long people are homeless, what their needs are, what the causes of their homelessness are, how people interact with mainstream systems of care, the effectiveness of interventions, and the number of people experiencing homelessness.


With these data, Homeward is able to lead the region in evaluating program outcomes, the cost-effectiveness of various interventions, and to make recommendations to the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care to properly allocate resources to have the maximum impact.


Point-in-Time Count

Understanding what regional data says about individuals and families experiencing homelessness is critical in building an effective community-wide response. For this reason, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires communities to conduct periodic counts of people experiencing homelessness.

POINT-IN-TIME COUNT

Additional Research


Click the link below to view our archive of additional research and data.

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5-Minute Requests

At Homeward, we use data which comes from the conversations with people in crisis to guide our planning and support functions for the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care.


5-Minute Requests typically address specific questions asked by our partners or potential partners about the experiences of subpopulations experiencing homelessness or potential overlaps between homeless services and other systems of care.

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