Welcome

This site will be continually expanded to include a variety of informational items relating to the development of the State of Missouri’s first statewide information system on homelessness and homelessness services.

Click here to contact the staff of the HMIS project.

Recent Site Updates

Point-in-Time Count (PIT)
The Missouri Balance of State Continuum of Care conducts a Point in Time Sheltered and Unsheltered Homeless count twice a year in order to track the seasonal trends in the homeless population, and to get a more accurate picture of the homeless situation in the state. MASW conducts the Sheltered PIT count while MHDC facilitates the Unsheltered PIT count.
Winter - January 27, 2010 Report

Effective March 2010
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a revised version of the HMIS Data Standards. Please click here to access the electronic version of the new Data Standards. This can also be accessed on the links and recommendations page.

Information from the 2009 GCEH Homelessness Awareness Event
Homeless Youth Awareness Month Winning Essay
Poster Slide Show
The Hearth Act Workshop Presentation
Education Needs and Rights of Homeless Children Presentation
How to Raise Awareness in Your Community Workshop Presentation

Missouri Balance of State Continuum of Care 2009 Housing Inventory Charts
To determine the location of the agency you can look at the Geocode Column. This Code refers to the county that the agency is providing those beds. Once you have the Geocode you can reference it to HUD's List of Geocodes to determine the county the agency is located.
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing
Permanent Housing
Safe Havens

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Links and Recommended Reading page.

Updated: 11/19/2008