Welcome to the AHAR Exchange website

AHAR Timeline
All Sheltered Persons
Deadline for Draft Data December 15, 2009
Deadline for Final Data January 29, 2010

Veterans Only
Deadline for Draft Data March 1, 2010
Deadline for Final Data April 1, 2010

New to AHAR: Register to be an AHAR Site

AHAR Public Reports

AHAR RESOURCES

AHAR Frequently Asked Questions-
This document provides detailed answers for many common questions asked by community representatives during past AHAR data collection periods.
Introductory Guide to the AHAR-
This guidebook provides background information and guidance on the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR).
AHAR Reports-
All Published AHAR Reports.
AHAR XML Upload Tools-
These resources include the AHAR XML Schema and other tools to help developers building tools to upload data directly to the AHAR Exchange Site.
AHAR Technical Assistance Documents-
Documents that provide assistance for the AHAR report
AHAR Tools-
Tools helping communities prepare to contribute data for the AHAR
AHAR Updates-
All updated information for AHAR
AHAR Conference Presentations-
Presentations from the AHAR Institute at the HMIS Conference
See all AHAR related documents on HMIS.info

GENERAL RESOURCES

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Homeless Management Information Systems
HMIS.info - Ask The Expert
HUDHRE.info – information and resources for providers who are assisting persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

The Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) is a report to the U.S. Congress on the extent and nature of homelessness in America. The report is prepared by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provides nationwide estimates of homelessness, including information about the demographic characteristics of homeless persons, service use patterns, and the capacity to house homeless persons. The report is based primarily on Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) data about persons who experience homelessness during a 12-month period.

To read previous AHAR's or learn more about the AHAR data collection process, visit one of the AHAR resources listed on the right.

The AHAR Exchange allows local communities participating in Annual Homeless Assessment Report to submit their data to HUD.

Users who are the designated contact for submitting their community data may login using their HMIS.info account.

Users who are not designated contacts can create their own account and review the data entry process at the AHAR Exchange Sandbox.