About the OKC HMIS...

HMIS is a networked computer database that enables homeless serving agencies to share data on shared clients. In addition, aggregate data from the system can be used to more efficiently allocate scarce community resources and more effectively plan for future needs. The system is administered by the Homeless Alliance under a contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

HMIS/H.net was implemented in 2000 and originally hosted by the Community Council of Central Oklahoma and then by United Way after the Council dissolved. The Homeless Alliance took over the system in November 2004. The system supports 24 participating agencies, three in Norman.

In 2006, the Homeless Alliance, the City of Oklahoma City and the participating agencies agreed that the current software platform for HMIS was inadequate to meet community needs and began developing a new platform. An additional technical support person was added to staff with design and coding proceeding with close input from users and the grantor. The new program, Horizon, was completed in January of 2007. It was implemented continuum-wide in March of 2007 with great success..