“Kathleen Freeman is highly professional and her ability to create solutions to complex issues has helped us move our community forward in understanding the importance of creating an effective Homeless Management Information System that allows for secure data-sharing.” – Judith Tackett, Director of the Homeless Impact Division, Nashville

Training

HomeFire has an extensive history in curricula development and facilitation. Spanning 17 years, HomeFire staff have developed and facilitated training to hundreds of communities and thousands of conference attendees, including:

  • System Performance
  • Leadership Development
  • Communication
  • Federal Partner Inclusion in HMIS
  • Data Quality Concepts and Techniques
  • Consumer Involvement
  • Reporting and Data Requirements
  • Data Warehousing and Integration
  • HMIS System Administration
  • Partnerships and Collaboration
  • HMIS Data Standards
  • HMIS Privacy and Security
  • HMIS Disaster Recovery
  • CoC and HMIS Governance
  • HMIS Project Strategic Planning
  • HMIS Staffing and Budgeting
  • Coordinated Entry Concepts
  • Policy and Procedures

HomeFire utilizes adult learning concepts and techniques, is versed in formal lesson planning, and integrates experiential learning to maximize learning and information retention.

Technical Assistance

HomeFire has a 13-year history in providing technical assistance to communities. HomeFire offers a wide range of technical expertise related to HMIS, including but not limited to:

  • HMIS System Administrator capacity building
  • HMIS Lead agency support
  • HMIS program evaluation
  • HMIS and CoC Governance
  • Data Quality
  • Privacy planning and implementation
  • Data Security
  • Data Integration
  • HMIS Lead transition
  • Continuum of Care mergers
  • Leadership

Other

HomeFire also offers additional skills and supports:

  • IT Project Management
  • Policy and Procedure Development
  • Governance Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • System Design and Evaluation
  • Change Management
  • Leadership Development
  • Contract Management
  • IT Project Requirements and Risk Documentation
  • System Testing