Data collection is crucial to understanding, addressing, and alleviating homelessness across the United States. The current system of homelessness data collection, while overall effective, is ultimately imperfect, and needs reform to more accurately prevent and end homelessness on a national scale.
The Alliance spoke with several partners on how reforming data collection processes can improve service delivery and illuminate gaps in resources. This report provides highlights from these conversations and points to needed areas of homelessness data reform.
Calculating Change: Future Directions for Homelessness Data Use and Reporting
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