ACDA |
Anchorage Community Development Authority |
ACEH |
Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness |
ACF |
Alaska Community Foundation |
ACMHS |
Anchorage Community Mental Health Services |
ADRC |
Aging & Disability Resource Center |
AEDC |
Anchorage Economic Development Corp |
AHAR |
Annual Homeless Assessment Report |
AHFC |
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation |
AKHMIS |
Alaska Homeless Management Information System |
APR |
Annual Progress Report |
AWAIC |
Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis |
BHAP |
Basic Homeless Assistance Program |
CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant |
CE |
Coordinated Entry |
CH |
Chronically Homeless |
CITC |
Cook Inlet Tribal Council |
CoC |
Continuum of Care |
DV |
Domestic Violence |
ES |
Emergency Shelter |
ESG |
Emergency Solutions Grant |
FASD |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Spectrum Disorder |
FYSB |
Family and Youth Services Bureau |
GPD |
Grant and Per Diem |
HALO |
Home and Land Owners Association |
HDX |
Homeless Data Exchange |
HG |
HMIS Glossary |
HHS |
US Department of Health and Human Services |
HIC |
Housing Inventory Count |
HMIS |
Homeless Management Information System |
HoH |
Head of Household |
HOPWA |
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS |
HP |
Homelessness Prevention |
HPRP |
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program |
HUD |
Housing and Urban Development |
HUD-VASH |
Housing and Urban Development – Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing |
ICA |
Institute for Community Alliances |
IEP |
Individualized Educational Plan |
LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
LGBTQ |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning |
PATH |
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness |
PFP |
Partners for Progress |
PFS |
Pay for Success |
PHC |
Project Homeless Connect |
PIH |
Public and Indian Housing |
PII |
Personally Identifiable Information |
PIT |
Point in Time Count |
PPI |
Personal Protected Information |
PRC |
Partners ReEntry Center |
PSDEs |
Program Specific Data Elements |
PSH |
Permanent Supportive Housing |
RHY |
Runaway and Homeless Youth |
RRH |
Rapid Rehousing |
SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
SH |
Safe Haven |
SNAPs |
Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs |
SO |
Street Outreach |
SPMs |
System Performance Measures |
SSN |
Social Security Number |
SSO |
Supportive Services Only |
SSVF |
Supportive Services for Veterans Families |
TH |
Transitional Housing |
UDEs |
Universal Data Elements |
VA |
US Department of Veterans Affairs |
VAWA |
Violence Against Women’s Act |
YHDP |
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project |
SRO |
Single Room Occupancy |
SMI |
Serious Mental Illness |