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. ..2afac <br />(range County CC Inter -Agency Data Sharing <br />Memorandum of Agreement <br />The 1 agencyagrees to share client data among <br />participating agencies via the OC HMIS (Orange County Homeless.Monasement information System) for the <br />purposes outlined below. Each participating agency mustcomplete and compiywith the Agency Agreement, <br />Each Individual HMIS user must complete and t:ompty with the HMIS User Agreement. This document is . <br />available on the OCHMIS website. <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 />o Improve the programs and services available to Orange County residents experiencing homelessness or <br />a dousing crisis <br />• Improve access to services for all grange 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 (sea Orange County HMIS participating agencies on Qq S orr If <br />the client does not give consent, their Identifying information can still be entered into HMIS; but the - <br />record 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 OCHMIS atany timeand will have aocasstotheir <br />Information, <br />HMIS Users will maintain HMIS data in such away as to protect against revealing the #dentity of clients <br />to unauthorixod agencies, individuals, or entities. <br />test Updated:8/2812018 <br />3 <br />Ij <br />f <br />