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quaMME",ze <br /> 09MMA <br /> Get Connected.Get Help:' Orange County United Way <br /> Orange County CoC Inter-Agency Data Sharing <br /> Memorandum of Agreement <br /> The Wise Place agency agrees to share client data among <br /> participating agencies via the OC HMIS (Orange County Homeless Management Information System)for the <br /> purposes outlined below. Each participating agency must complete and comply with the OC HMIS <br /> Participating Agency Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference. <br /> The participating agency must ensure that all individual HMIS user operating under the authority of the <br /> participating agency complete and comply with the HMIS User Agreement.This document is available on the <br /> OCHMIS.org website and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> Uses of HMIS Data: <br /> • Coordinate housing services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness or facing a housing <br /> crisis in Orange County <br /> • Understand the extent and the nature of homelessness in Orange County <br /> • Evaluate performance and progress toward community benchmarks <br /> • Improve the programs and services available to Orange County residents experiencing homelessness or <br /> a housing crisis <br /> • Improve access to services for all Orange County homeless and at-risk populations <br /> • Reduce inefficiencies and duplication of services within our community <br /> • Ensure that services are targeted to those most in need, including"hard to serve" populations <br /> • Ensure that clients receive the amount and type of services that "best fits"their needs and preferences <br /> • Pursue additional resources for ending homelessness <br /> • Advocate for policies and legislation that will support efforts to end homelessness in Orange County <br /> Client Protection: <br /> • Informed consent must be given by clients in order for their identifying information to be shared <br /> among agencies in the OC HMIS (see Agencies with Access to HMIS on OCHMIS.org). If the client <br /> does not give consent,their identifying information can still be entered into HMIS, but the record <br /> should only be visible to the agency entering the data. <br /> • All agencies participating in HMIS must sign this agreement.The client has the right to see a current list <br /> of the OC HMIS participating agencies. As part of the informed consent process,clients must be <br /> informed that additional agencies may join the OC HMIS at any time and will have access to their <br /> information. <br /> Last Updated:07/2024 <br />