IHS Application vs Homeless Survey

The Institute for Human Services (IHS) homeless mobile application is a digital platform to share data and coordinate homeless care across community organizations via mobile devices. Community organizations may include homeless service providers, hospitals, insurance companies, government agencies, commercial businesses, and the general public. The application provides users with a tool to access and capture data about homeless clients in real-time at the point of care. Features of the IHS mobile application include: • Client profiles Homeless outreach clients can be enrolled and managed in the application using digital ID technology. • Encounter management A log of encounters with homeless clients can be recorded and accessed at the point of care in the mobile application. • Media Gallery Photos, videos, and dictated notes can be captured on the mobile device to document each encounter. • Location mapping and tracking Geolocations of encounters can be captured for tracking and locating homeless clients. • Alerts and Notifications Follow-up flags can be set, and notifications sent to appropriate parties. • Secure Database All data in the mobile application is stored centrally in a secure, encrypted database.

Homeless Survey App App for counting those experiencing homelessness and reporting size, location and condition of homeless encampments. Instead of processing all intake forms via email and paper forms, volunteers simply download Homeless Survey app, register and complete a survey of encampments. With Homeless Survey App, - Survey volunteers can easily indicate location of encampments by clicking on a map - List number of people observed to be experiencing homelessness - Indicate what services are being requested at the encampment - Respectfully take photo of the encampment with permission given by the unhoused person. - Dynamic dashboard for monitoring active homeless encampment within CoC area. - View number of days an encampment has been active