1. September 18-19, 2006 – Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Using HMIS to Benchmark Progress on HUD’s Goals and Local Plans to End Homelessness Brooke Spellman, National HMIS TA Initiative, Abt Associates Inc. Brande Mead, Maricopa Association of Governments, AZ Matt Berg, City of Philadelphia, PA Megan Parrington, City of Philadelphia, PA

2. September 18-19, 2006 - Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2 Overview Learning Objectives HUD’s Goals, Objectives and Performance Measures Benchmarking Models –Maricopa Continuum of Care Regional Committee on Homelessness –City of Philadelphia –Also see the examples from Program Performance Measurement Workshop Questions and Answers

3. September 18-19, 2006 - Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 3 Learning Objectives To explain why HUD is interested in performance measurement and how to track client outcomes that form the basis of HUD’s goals. To discuss how HMIS data can be used to track progress on system outcomes and local plans to end homelessness To illustrate how HMIS data on client outcomes and program efficiency measures can be used to support local resource allocation decisions.

4. September 18-19, 2006 - Denver, Colorado Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 4 What is performance measurement? Performance measurement is a way to assess the extent to which a program or group of programs is achieving its intended result.