Welcome to the AHAR Exchange website

 

AHAR RESOURCES

AHAR Frequently Asked Questions-
This document provides detailed answers for many common questions asked by community representatives during past AHAR data collection periods.
Introductory Guide to the AHAR-
This guidebook provides background information and guidance on the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR).
AHAR Reports-
All Published AHAR Reports.
AHAR XML Upload Tools-
These resources include the AHAR XML Schema and other tools to help developers building tools to upload data directly to the AHAR Exchange Site.
AHAR Technical Assistance Documents-
Documents that provide assistance for the AHAR report
AHAR Tools-
Tools helping communities prepare to contribute data for the AHAR
AHAR Updates-
All updated information for AHAR
AHAR Conference Presentations-
Presentations from the AHAR Institute at the HMIS Conference
See all AHAR related documents on HMIS.info
GENERAL RESOURCES

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Homeless Management Information Systems
HMIS.info - Ask The Expert
HUDHRE.info – information and resources for providers who are assisting persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

This "Sandbox" site is designed for public viewing and testing the AHAR data collection screens and for generating and testing upload files.

It does not contain all the functionality planned for the final site.

To participate in the AHAR, you must log into ahar.hmis.info and submit your actual AHAR data there.

To use the site, first create a sandbox account, from the login page.

Creating a login allows you to return to any previous testing work and then navigate to either "My Data" to view or edit data or "Upload" to test data files.

Files needed to generate AHAR XML upload files can be downloaded here:
AHAR XML files
The Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) is a report to the U.S. Congress on the extent and nature of homelessness in America. The report is prepared by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provides nationwide estimates of homelessness, including information about the demographic characteristics of homeless persons, service use patterns, and the capacity to house homeless persons. The report is based primarily on Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) data about persons who experience homelessness during a 12-month period.

To read previous AHAR's or learn more about the AHAR data collection process, visit one of the AHAR resources listed on the right.

The AHAR Exchange allows local communities participating in Annual Homeless Assessment Report to submit their data to HUD.

Users who are the designated contact for submitting their community data may login using their HMIS.info account.

Users who are not designated contacts can create their own account and review the data entry process at the AHAR Exchange Sandbox.



 
 
 
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