Collecting and Sharing Quality Data  

The committee promotes the use of data to drive decision-making for the CoC. The committee is charged with reviewing and approving a consistent point-in-time methodology, setting performance standards, and overseeing data quality and performance measurement of all CoC funded programs.

Responsibilities include:

  • Develop, assess, and monitor performance measures by program types and for CoC as a system
  • Review quarterly data quality and demographic reports
  • Assess roles and responsibilities of the HMIS system and review system functionality at the provider level
  • Organize the annual Point-in-Time count/Housing Inventory and ensure data is collected and submitted accurately and on time
  • Provide feedback for CoC HMIS policy, as adopted by the HCIS implementation and HCIS Policy

Chair: Matt Tibbles, Our Community Place (director@ourcommunityplace.org)

Deputy Chair: Vacant

If you are already a CoC member and interested in joining the Data Committee, please contact Matt.

Current Committee Members

Candy Phillips, First Step

Shannon Porter, Mercy House

Cindee Steele, Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter (WATTS)

Dana Durant, Horizon Goodwill Industries (HGI) – Winchester

Lisa Paice, Winchester Rescue Mission

Kaitlin Heatwole, HRHA/Western Virginia CoC

Allison Henry, HRHA/Western Virginia CoC