This article provides explanations of all the Exit Destination options in the Project Exit Assessment in HMIS. It also shows if the exit destination is considered positive, negative, or neutral by project type, according to the HUD 2024 Data Standards.
| Homeless Destinations | Explanation |
| Place Not Meant for Habitation | A living anywhere outside or any place not meant for human habitation (e.g. a vehicle, abandoned building, bus/train/subway/airport station, campsite). |
| Emergency shelter, including hotel or motel paid for with emergency shelter voucher, Host Home shelter | A facility, the primary purpose of which is to provide temporary shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. This could be a hotel or motel paid for with an emergency shelter voucher, non-profit organization, or Federal/State/Local agency. Includes Domestic Violence shelter, Basic Center shelters/host home for youth, and Missions. |
| Safe Haven | (Does not exist in Northern Colorado) A form of supportive housing that serves hard-to-reach persons experiencing homelessness with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders who are on the street and have been unable or unwilling to participate in supportive services. |
| Institutional Destinations | Explanation |
| Foster Care Home or Foster Care Group Home | A youth (18-24 years old) or child (<18 years old) foster care home or foster care group home. |
| Hospital or other residential non-psychiatric medical facility | Any medical center or residential care involving a medical need (hospital, rehabilitation center) that is not for psychiatric services. |
| Jail, prison or juvenile detention facility | A local jail, prison (state or federal) or juvenile detention facility. Does not include community supervision or probation. |
| Long-term care facility or nursing home. | A long-term care facility or nursing home. |
| Psychiatric hospital or other psychiatric facility | A psychiatric facility, psychiatric hospital, or psychiatric unit of a local hospital. |
| Substance Abuse Treatment facility or Detox center | A substance use treatment program, detox program, or other substance use residential facility. |
| Temporary Destinations | Explanation |
| Transitional Housing for homeless persons (including youth) | A Transitional Housing program has an Occupancy Agreement that is renewable for up to 24 months. Includes Youth SHP, and Youth transitional housing programs. Does not include an exit to substance use treatment facility. |
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Residential project or halfway house with no homeless criteria |
A sober living or other residential project with no lease or rights of tenancy, with or without time limits. |
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Hotel or motel paid for without emergency shelter voucher |
A hotel or motel where the client or other private entity pays for their stay. |
| Host Home (non-crisis) |
An arrangement to stay in a third party’s home, no homeless criteria required. Often a program for clients aging out of the foster care system. |
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Staying or Living with Family – Temporary Tenure |
A family member’s room, apartment, or house where a client will stay for only a short time according to self-report or agency staff report. Use “temporary” if there is a time limit or if the agency staff has knowledge that the destination is meant to be very short term. |
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Staying or Living with Friends – Temporary Tenure (e.g. room, apartment or house) |
A friend’s room, apartment, or house where a client will stay for only a short time according to self-report or agency staff report. Use “temporary” if there is a time limit or if the agency staff has knowledge that the destination is meant to be very short term. |
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Moved from one HOPWA funded project to HOPWA TH |
Limited to use by HOPWA-funded Projects (HOPWA – Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS or HIV; TH – Transitional Housing) |
| Permanent Destinations | Explanation |
| Staying or Living with Family – Permanent Tenure | A room, apartment or house occupied by a family member where the intention is to keep living there. Use “permanent” if the client has NOT been given a specific time limit for when they must leave. Includes clients moving into housing with a relative while a student. |
| Staying or Living with Friends – Permanent Tenure |
The client has moved into a room, apartment or house occupied by a friend and is intending on living there. Use “permanent” if the client has NOT been given a specific time limit in which they needs to leave. |
| Moved from one HOPWA funded project to HOPWA PH | Limited to use by HOPWA-funded Projects (HOPWA – Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS or HIV; TH – Transitional Housing) |
| Rental by client, no ongoing housing subsidy | A rental that the client will pay for on their own (without a subsidy or financial assistance of any kind) |
| Rental by client, with ongoing housing subsidy | Any subsidized rental housing. |
| Owned by client, with ongoing housing subsidy |
The client owns the unit they are living in and has an ongoing housing subsidy (mortgage payment support) attached to it. Includes USDA Rural Development Loan/Recovery Act Supports. |
| Owned by client, no ongoing housing subsidy |
The client owns the unit they are living in and does not have an ongoing housing subsidy attached to it. |
| Other Destinations | Explanation |
| No exit interview completed | The client left the program before an exit conversation. This will be considered missing data for data quality and reporting purposes. |
| Other |
Some place other than what is available in any of the above fields. Considered null/missing. Any response of "Other" in Destination will not count in any HMIS-based reporting as a positive outcome. |
| Deceased | The client died while in the program. Considered a complete response for data quality and reporting purposes. |
| Worker unable to determine | Limited to use by PATH funded projects |
| Client doesn’t know | The client doesn’t know where they is going upon exit. Considered null/missing. |
| Client prefers not to answer |
The client refused to tell program staff where he or she was going. Considered null/missing. |
| Data not collected | Data was not collected before the client exited. Considered null/missing. |
| Subsidy Types for Destinations | Explanation |
| GPD TIP subsidy |
The unit the client is renting is being supported by a Grant Per Diem Transition in Place subsidy. This is a Veteran’s Affairs (VA) funded program. |
| VASH housing subsidy |
The unit the client is renting is being supported by a HUD/VASH subsidy. VASH - Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing. Use only if the client has moved into the unit. |
| RRH or equivalent subsidy |
The unit the client is renting is being subsidized by a Rapid Re-Housing homeless funding source, including: CoC, ESG, SSVF, or Locally-funded RRH. |
| HCV voucher (tenant or project based) (not dedicated) | The unit the client is renting is supported by a HUD Housing Choice Voucher (HCV). Includes HCV with no paired services |
| Public housing unit | Units managed by Public Housing Authorities for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. |
| Rental by client, with other ongoing, housing subsidy |
The unit the client is renting is being supported by any other subsidy – either government or private, either site-based or voucher. Includes State Rental Assistance (SER), legacy SRO, Pay for Success, and clients who leave for housing provided by college, Job Corps, Military or National Guard training. Does not include CoC PSH, HOPWA PH, RRH, GPD, or VASH. |
| Housing Stability Voucher | Stability Vouchers are a partnership between Public Housing Authorities and Continuums of Care to pair HCVs with services. |
| Family Unification Program Voucher (FUP) | Family Unification Program vouchers are a partnership between Public Housing Authorities and Public Child Welfare Agencies to dedicate HCVs to families who lack adequate housing to receive a child from out-of-home care or youth up to 24 years old exiting foster care. |
| Foster Youth to Independence Initiative (FYI) | Foster Youth to Independence vouchers are a partnership between Public Housing Authorities and Public Child Welfare Agencies to dedicate HCVs to youth up to 24 years old exiting foster care. |
| Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) | A project that offers permanent housing and supportive services to assist people experiencing homelessness with a disability (individuals with disabilities or families in which one adult or child has a disability) to live independently. Disability required for entry. |
| Other permanent housing dedicated for formerly homeless persons | The unit the client is renting is being subsidized by a homeless funding source. This could be a scattered-site or site-based supportive housing where the rental subsidy is from a source of subsidy restricted strictly for homeless persons. |
Exit Destination Outcomes
In the charts below, + indicates the exit is considered by HUD to be positive, "X" is considered a negative exit, and "N" is considered a neutral exit that is not counted in the denominator is any exit rate calculations.