Regional Task Force on the Homeless Inc

OUR WORK

The RTFH is indispensable in our region’s effort to prevent, to alleviate, and to find lasting solutions to homelessness. We are our region’s source for comprehensive data that leads to important insights and targeted services to address homelessness.

We administer the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for San Diego County’s network of service providers on behalf of the Regional Continuum of Care.

We provide in-depth analysis and essential reports that result in critical funding for services. Our trusted analysis enables our communities to acquire resources, to collaborate, and to implement effective and sustainable solution.

 

OUR MISSION

To provide comprehensive data and trusted analysis that empowers the entire community to identify, implement, and support efforts to prevent and alleviate homelessness.

 

Point-in-Time Count (WeAllCount)

The San Diego Point-in-Time Count, the WeALLCount, is a one-day, statistically reliable, unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families across the county. Data from the campaign enables our community to better understand the scope, details, trends, impact, and potential solutions to homelessness.

WeALLCount empowers our region to qualify for millions in critical federal funds. Those resources go directly to services that address homelessness on many levels.

WeALLCount is instrumental in helping our region collaborate and implement targeted services that lead to homeless persons becoming permanently housed.

 

Regional Continuum of Care Council (RCCC)

The goal of the RCCC is to work together with other stakeholders to achieve common purposes, particularly to end homelessness in our region. The mission of the Regional Continuum of Care Council (RCCC) is to engage stakeholders in a community- based process that works to: (1) End homelessness for all individuals and families throughout the region; (2) address the underlying causes of homelessness; and (3) lessen the negative impact of homelessness on individuals, families and communities.

 

Homeless Management Information System

The HMIS is a data collection tool designed to capture client-level information over time on the characteristics and service needs of men, women, and children experiencing homelessness. HMIS  is integral in coordinating case management, tracking service progress, referring individuals and families to critical resources, measuring results, and producing accurate and timely reporting. As the system administrators of the system, the RTFH supports agencies and users with technical training, support, and analysis. Our region relies on data from the HMIS to make effective data driven decisions, measure program goals and coordinate services.