Wisconsin Department of Commerce
Newsletter
Bureau of
Housing Plans Expansion of Wisconsin ServicePoint
Wisconsin
ServicePoint (WISP) is a Web-based database software program implemented
in Wisconsin by the Commerce Bureau of Housing (BOH) to help assess
the scope of homelessness and to identify services available for
homeless persons. WISP is presently being used by more than 100
nonprofit service organizations all around Wisconsin to collect
demographic information, the reasons for homelessness, the needs
of homeless individuals and families, and the level and outcome
of services provided.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established a goal that every Continuum of Care (COC) jurisdiction should collect client-level data on homeless persons by October 2004. WISP is being implemented statewide so that all COCs in Wisconsin will be in compliance with this HUD goal. The BOH plans to increase the number of participating agencies using WISP from the current 100 agencies to 150 agencies in 2004.
For more information contact, Don Hammes at (608) 264-8503.
--Don Hammes
The newsletter is issued electronically every other month.
Please send comments or questions to Barbro McGinn, editor.
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