HIFIS Info Session

HIFI

S

Info

Sessio

Let’s make

someIntro

ducti

ons

Hi, I’m

Isaac!

Maple Ridge

BC

Kelowna BCSurrey BC

North

Vancouver

BC

Vancouver

BC

New

Westminste

r BC

Victoria BC

What is

HIFIS ?

free of charge and

enhances sheltering

agencies and service

providers’ abilities to

manage daily operations.

HIF

ISSoftware is..

a means to

collect information

about the people using

shelters, including

individuals and families who

benefit from the support

offered by service providers

while maintaining

client anonymity.

HIF

ISSoftware is..

assists in

reporting on

shelter use, allowing

communities to collect and

analyze data on

homelessness and shelter

use that is of vital

local and national

significance.

HIF

ISSoftware..

developed 1995-2001

by community

agencies, municipalities,

government, universities,

and the homeless

themselves.

History lesson..

Why

HIFIS ?1

What can

HIFIS do?2

A tour of

HIFIS..3

Why

HIFIS ?1

Shelter

sTenan

cy

Case

managem

ent

Goods

&

Service

s

Drop-

in

Outrea

ch

What can

HIFIS do?2

Case

Mana

gemen

t

Attach

Docu

ments

Include

Pictur

es

Customizati

onOf

HIFIS

Print off

I.D.

Cards

Express

book inFor

returnin

g clients

Outreach

Cell

phone

app

See ‘Bed

availability’In

your

regio

Support from

yourCommu

nityCoordinator

Support

fromOttaw

aHelpdesk

A tour of

HIFIS..3

Front

Desk

New

client

Express

Book in

Find a

Bed

Client

Info

Emergency

Contact

Health

Records

Add a Health

issue

Case

management

Attach

documents

Goods &

Services

Client

Questionnaire

Turn

Aways

Reports

manager

Client

Reports

Occupancy

Report

Got anyQuestions?

Contact us!

BC Community Coordinator

hifiscc@lookoutsociety.ca

Ottawa Helpdesk

http://hifis.hrsdc.gc.ca/contacts/index-eng.shtml