2007 2013 2016 2009 2014 2011 2015 The 2007 count was the first to utilize the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and include a robust count” in Arlington. Parker County has been included in the PIT count since “street 2014. The cities of Arlington and Fort Worth both utilized the 2007 count as baseline data for their respective ten-year plans. Subsequent PIT counts have utilized both HMIS to enumerate people sleeping inside shelters and volunteers to canvas areas within Tarrant and Parker Counties to count people who were sleeping unsheltered. Terms Used in this Report Continuum of Care The work of ending homelessness in a community is carried out by a Continuum of Care—the collective networks, institutions, and organizations that provide housing and services to people who are experiencing homeless. Each Continuum of Care (or, serves a designated geography and is “CoC”) responsible for: operating the Continuum of Care, administering an HMIS (Homeless Management Information System); 3) planning for the CoC; and, 4) applying for competitive CoC Program funding from HUD. Each Continuum of Care appoints an entity (or entities) to lead its strategic, administrative, and information technology efforts. Locally, the Fort Worth/ Arlington/ Tarrant County Continuum of Care (also known by its HUD designation, has selected Tarrant County Homeless Coalition to “TX-601”) serve as its Agency”, Administrator”, and Applicant”. The service area of “Lead “HMIS “Collaborative TX-601 includes Tarrant and Parker Counties. Homelessness The HEARTH Act and subsequent set out the definition of homelessness employed in this report. This Federal definition includes four categories: (1) Individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime Category Literally residence, 1 Homeless meaning: (i) Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or
2007 2009 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 The 2007 count was the first to utilize the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and include a robust “street count” in Arlington. Parker County has been included in the PIT count since 2014. The cities of Arlington and Fort Worth both utilized the 2007 count as baseline data for their respective ten-year plans. Subsequent PIT counts have utilized both HMIS to enumerate people sleeping inside shelters and volunteers to canvas areas within Tarrant and Parker Counties to count people who were sleeping unsheltered. Terms Used in this Report Continuum of Care The work of ending homelessness in a community is carried out by a Continuum of Care—the collective networks, institutions, and organizations that provide housing and services to people who are experiencing homeless. Each Continuum of Care (or, “CoC”) serves a designated geography and is responsible for: operating the Continuum of Care, administering an HMIS (Homeless Management Information System); 3) planning for the CoC; and, 4) applying for competitive CoC Program funding from HUD. Each Continuum of Care appoints an entity (or entities) to lead its strategic, administrative, and information technology efforts. Locally, the Fort Worth/ Arlington/ Tarrant County Continuum of Care (also known by its HUD designation, “TX-601”) has selected Tarrant County Homeless Coalition to serve as its “Lead Agency”, “HMIS Administrator”, and “Collaborative Applicant”. The service area of TX-601 includes Tarrant and Parker Counties. Homelessness The HEARTH Act and subsequent set out the definition of homelessness employed in this report. This Federal definition includes four categories: Category 1 Literally Homeless (1) Individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, meaning: (i) Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or
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