APR Reference Guide

Updated on July 6, 2021

Introduction

 

Each of the sections below is a part of the basic APR. An APR is required for certain program types, but can be useful for any program as it contains several helpful and commonly sought data points. Please use the list below to determine if the APR could be useful for your specific reporting needs.

 

Tip: You can use CTRL + F on your keyboard to search this page for a certain data element.

 

Question List

 

Q4. HMIS Project Information

Q5. Report Validations

Q6. Data Quality

  • Personally Identifying Information
  • Universal Data Elements
  • Income and Housing
  • Chronic Homelessness
  • Timeliness
  • Inactive Records: Street Outreach & Emergency Shelter

Q7. Persons Served

  • Number of Persons Served
  • Point-in-Time Count of Persons on the Last Wednesday

Q8. Households Served

  • Number of Households Served
  • Point-in-Time Count of Households on the Last Wednesday

Q9. Contacts and Engagement

  • Number of Persons Contacted
  • Number of Persons Engaged

Q10. Gender

  • Adults
  • Children
  • Persons Missing Age Information

Q11. Age

Q12. Race & Ethnicity

  • Race
  • Ethnicity

Q13. Physical and Mental Health Conditions

  • Conditions at Start
  • Number of Conditions at Start
  • Conditions at Exit
  • Number of Conditions at Exit
  • Conditions for Stayers
  • Number of Conditions for Stayers

Q14. Domestic Violence

  • Domestic Violence History
  • Persons Fleeing Domestic Violence

Q15. Living Situation

Q16. Case Income – Ranges

Q17. Cash Income – Sources

Q18. Client Cash Income Category

Q19. Cash Income Changes Over Time

  • Income Source by Start and Latest Status
  • Income Source by Start and Exit
  • Disabling Conditions and Income for Adults at Exit

Q20. Non Cash Benefits

  • Type of Non-Cash Benefit Sources
  • Number of Non-Cash Benefit Sources

Q21. Health Insurance

Q22. Length of Participation

  • Length of Participation – CoC Projects
  • Average and Median Length of Participation in Days
  • Length of Time between Project Start Date and Housing Move-In Date
  • Length of Time Prior to Housing – based on 3.917 Date of Homelessness Started

Q23. Exit Destination

Q24. Homelessness Prevention Housing Assessment at Exit

Q25. Veterans

  • Number of Veterans
  • Number of Veteran Households
  • Gender – Veterans
  • Age – Veterans
  • Physical & Mental Health Conditions – Veterans
  • Cash Income Category – Income Category – by Start and Annual/Exit Status – Veterans
  • Type of Cash Income Sources – Veterans
  • Type of Non-Cash Benefit Sources – Veterans
  • Exit Destination – Veterans

Q26. Chronic Homelessness

  • Number of Households with atleast one or more Chronically Homeless Person
  • Number of Chronically Homeless Persons by Household
  • Gender of Chronically Homeless Persons
  • Age of Chronically Homeless Persons
  • Physical and Mental Health Conditions – Chronically Homeless Persons
  • Client Cash Income – Chronically Homeless Persons
  • Type of Cash Income Sources – Chronically Homeless Persons
  • Type of Non-Cash Benefit Sources – Chronically Homeless Persons

Q27. Youth

  • Age of Youth
  • Parenting Youth
  • Gender – Youth
  • Living Situation – Youth
  • Length of Participation – Youth
  • Exit Destination – Youth
  • Cash Income – Sources – Youth
  • Client Cash Income Category – Earned/Other Income Category – by Start/Annual/Exit Status – Youth
  • Disabling Conditions and Income for Youth at Exit

APR Reference Guide

Updated on July 6, 2021
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