Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

HMIS is an electronic database used to hold information on the characteristics and service needs of persons experiencing poverty and homelessness in OR-505's service area of 26 counties.

Learn More About HMIS from HUD!

HOW DOES OC3 USE HMIS?

WellSky Community Services is a Management Information System used to record and share information among service-providers on services provided to at-risk, homeless, or near homeless clients. WellSky Community Services is the Homeless Management Information Services (HMIS) vendor for OR-505 Oregon Balance of State Continuum of Care (CoC). OC3 is one of several providers who utilize WellSky for HMIS in Oregon. WellSky was previously named ServicePoint.

There are tons of benefits for utilizing HMIS:

Providers...

Track client progress and outcomes
Coordinate services to provide appropriate and timely care
Information for community needs and improve service approach

Individuals and families experiencing homelessness...

Decreased duplicative intakes and assessments
More streamlined resource navigation
Can easily request simple updates to situation with digital records

OR-505 has over 20 Agencies with more than 100 Projects in WellSky as of January 2026.

HMIS tracks projects that are any of the following:

Emergency Shelter
Day Shelter
Homeless Prevention
Transitional Housing
Permanent Housing (no disability required for entry)
Permanent Housing (Rapid Re-Housing)
Permanent Supportive Housing (disability required for entry)
Street Outreach
Services Only
Haven
Other

Housing projects may be funded several ways. To comply with policies, please see the below common policies:

HUD - HMIS Data Standards

HUD VA - HMIS Manual

County	Emergency Shelter	Transitional Housing	Unsheltered Survey	Grand Total
Baker	49	5	37	91
Benton	141	55	308	504
Clatsop	180	23	741	944
Columbia	1	26	357	384
Coos	70	58	161	289
Curry	12		136	148
Douglas	60	86	146	292
Grant	9		11	20
Harney			26	26
Hood River	36	34	29	99
Josephine	25	56	382	463
Klamath	94	18	136	248
Lake			7	7
Lincoln	163	76	250	489
Linn	232	9	272	513
Malheur	80	9	167	256
Tillamook	82		45	127
Umatilla	111	2	96	209
Union	58	1	31	90
Wallowa	8		6	14
Wasco	8	57	110	175
Yamhill	147	7	29	183
Grand Total	1566	522	3483	5571

Our community’s commitment makes this work possible. Thank you to every volunteer, partner, and supporter who contributed time, energy, and care to the 2026 Point-in-Time Count. Your efforts help us better understand the needs of people experiencing homelessness across our 26 county region in Oregon.

The figures shown here represent unofficial, preliminary counts by county. They are shared here to provide early insight, but they are not HUD verified and should not be interpreted as final. If you need additional detail or have questions about the data, please reach out through our "Contact Us" tab and we would be happy to provide more context.

Data in Action!

Join Us: HMIS Providers on Civic Roundtable!

Imagine... a place with other folks who interact with HMIS and Data at their agency to the same level as you!? Seems like a dream, but it is reality on Civic Roundtable!

We meet for drop in hours with our HMIS Pros, chat, and share resources and tips with one another in this space. Don't miss a beat when it comes to all things data and how to level up your use of HMIS. Did we mention the library of all things HMIS is on there?!

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