1. LESSONS LEARNED IN 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report

2. Successes 3 table shells accepted in 2009 AHAR 18 table shells accepted in 2o10 AHAR AcceptedNot Accepted Seattle/Vets TH-FAM Seattle/Vets PSH-FAM Seattle/Vets PSH-IND Seattle/Vets Summary King County/Vets ES-FAM King County/Vets TH-FAM King County/Vets PSH-IND King County/Vets PSH-FAM King Count/Vets Summary Seattle/Vets ES-IND Seattle/Vets ES-FAM Seattle/Vets TH-IND King County/Vets ES-IND King County/Vets TH-IND

3. Successes Utilization data improved considerably Veterans’ data is much more reflective of population Less missing data for universal data elements (gender, ethnicity, race…) Extrapolation method to use unidentified data

4. Challenges Emergency shelter – need to be more consistent across programs Zip codes – high missing rate for zip code of last known permanent address Household data – ensure all members of households are entered into programs

5. Next Steps Identify ways to refine data collection among shelter programs  Regulate data collection policies and procedures by program type Improve household type data collection  Agency support staff are working one-on-one with program staff to ensure households are being entered correctly Data Quality Improvement workgroup  Data quality workgroup will be meeting regularly to create strategies to improve data across the continuum Data Quality Reports and e-mails  Data Quality Report will be posted monthly (by the 20 th ) on the Safe Harbors’ website  E-mails are being sent regularly with specific information and steps to improve data quality