Exit Destination

Exit Destination

Exit Destination

The Exit Destination describes where the client will be staying just after exiting the project. This data is collected for all clients, including children, so that instances where household members exited at different times or to different destinations can be accurately reflected.

If a client exits without providing destination information to project staff, the “No exit interview completed” response value should be used; in such instances, destination information will be considered missing. If the exit destination is learned later staff may edit the Exit to reflect the correct destination.

Destination	Explanation
Deceased	The client died while in the program.
Emergency shelter, including hotel or motel paid for with emergency shelter voucher	The client has exited to an Emergency Shelter, including a hotel or motel, seasonal shelter, Domestic Violence shelter or Mission paid for with an emergency shelter voucher, HOPWA Hotel/Motel or Short-Term Housing, RHY BCP shelter, VA HCHV Community Contract Emergency Housing, or other locally funded emergency shelters.
Foster Care Home or Foster Care Group Home	The client has exited to an adult or child foster care home or foster care group home.
Hospital or other residential non-psychiatric medical facility	The client has exited to a hospital for any reason other than psychiatric.
Hotel or motel, paid for without emergency shelter voucher	The client has exited to a hotel or motel and is paying for it themselves (no voucher).
Jail, prison, or juvenile detention facility	The client has been arrested and is residing in a local jail, prison (state or federal) or juvenile detention facility.
Long-term care facility or nursing home	Includes any residential care involving a medical need (for example, a nursing home or rehabilitation center).
Moved from one HOPWA funded project to HOPWA PH	Moved from one HOPWA funded project to HOPWA Permanent Housing
Moved from one HOPWA funded project to HOPWA TH	Moved from one HOPWA funded project to HOPWA Transitional Housing
Owned by Client, no ongoing housing subsidy	The unit the client is living in is owned by him or her and has no ongoing housing subsidy attached to it.
Owned by client, with ongoing housing subsidy	The unit the client is living in is owned by him or her and has an ongoing housing subsidy (mortgage payment support) attached to it.
Permanent Housing (other than RRH) for formerly homeless persons	The unit the client is renting is being subsidized by any homeless funding source. This could be a scattered-site or site-based supportive housing where the rental subsidy is from CoC Permanent Supportive Housing, HOPWA facility/TBRA permanent housing (when moving from non-HOPWA projects), or a local source of subsidy restricted strictly for homeless persons.
Place Not Meant for Habitation	The client has exited to sleeping on the street or any place not meant for human habitation (for example, a vehicle, abandoned building, storage unit, parking garage, bus/train/subway/airport station, campsite, or anywhere outside).
Psychiatric hospital or other psychiatric facility	The client has exited to a psychiatric facility or psychiatric hospital, or psychiatric unit of a local hospital.
Rental by client, no ongoing housing subsidy	The unit the client is renting is not supported by any government or private subsidy.
Rental by client, with GPD TIP housing subsidy	The unit the client is renting is being supported by a Grant Per Diem Transition-in-Place subsidy. This is a Veterans Affairs (VA) funded program.
Rental by client, with other ongoing housing subsidy	The unit the client is renting is being supported by a subsidy – either government or private, either site-based or voucher other than CoC PSH, HOPWA PH, RRH, GPD TIP, or VASH. Includes HUD HCV with no paired services, legacy SRO, and Pay for Success.
Rental by client, with RRH or equivalent subsidy	Use this response category only if the client is moving directly into a unit.  This includes CoC Rapid Re-Housing, ESG Rapid Re-Housing, SSVF Rapid Re-Housing, VA GPD Transition in Place, or other locally-funded Rapid Re-Housing projects.
Rental by client, with VASH subsidy	The unit the client is renting is being supported by a HUD/VASH (Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing) subsidy.
Residential project or halfway house with no homeless criteria	The client exited to a residential project or halfway house that has no homeless requirement, no lease or rights of tenancy, with or without time limits.
Safe Haven	Program for those who are unwilling or unable to participate in supportive services. Must be formally designated as a Safe Haven.
Staying or Living with Family, Permanent Tenure	The client has moved into a room, apartment or house occupied by a family member and is intending on living there.  Use “permanent” if the client has NOT been given a specific time limit in which he/she needs to leave or if exit destination is short term but leads to a permanent destination such as doubled up for two weeks until an apartment or other permanent living situation is ready.
Staying or Living with Family, Temporary Tenure (e.g., room, apartment or house)	The client has exited to a room, apartment or house occupied by a family member and is intending on staying there only a short time. Use “temporary” if client is given a time limit in which he/she needs to leave or if the Case Manager has knowledge that the destination is meant to be very short term and/or is lacking stability, such as overcrowding (more than 1.5 persons per room).
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 he/she needs to leave or if exit destination is short term but leads to a permanent destination such as doubled up for two weeks until an apartment or other permanent living situation is ready.
Staying or Living with Friends, Temporary Tenure (e.g., room, apartment or house)	The client has exited to a room, apartment or house occupied by a friend and is intending on staying there only a short time. Use “temporary” if client is given a time limit in which he/she needs to leave or if the Case Manager has knowledge that the destination is meant to be very short term and/or is lacking stability, such as overcrowding (more than 1.5 persons per room).
Substance Abuse Treatment facility or Detox Center	The client has exited to a substance abuse treatment program, detox program or other substance abuse residential facility.
Transitional Housing for homeless persons (including homeless youth)	The client has exited to a Transitional Housing program for the homeless (including Youth transitional housing programs, CoC Transitional Housing, HOPWA Transitional Housing (when moving from non-HOPWA projects), RHY Maternal Group Homes or TLP, VA GPD Bridge Housing, Service Intensive Transitional Housing, Hospital to Housing, or Clinical Treatment) with occupancy agreement for terms from 1-24 months. Does NOT include an exit to substance abuse treatment facility.

Other Destinations	Explanation
Other	Some place other than what is able to be recorded in any of the above fields. Staff will need to write-in the “other” destination. Only use when destination is not included in the list of other choices. In instances where it is unclear if “Other” should be used, contact your organization’s Site Administrator.
No exit interview completed	The client exited the program and refused or failed to tell program staff where he/she was going.
Client Doesn’t Know	The client exited the project without knowing where they would stay that night.
Client Refused	The client exited the project and refused to tell project staff where he or she was going.
Data not collected	The client exited the program and failed to tell program staff where he/she was going.

Resources FY 2022

HUD Data Standards Tutorial: A resource that provides specific guidance about individual questions in a fast and easy format. No user account / login required.

https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/hmis/hmis-data-standards/

HUD HMIS Data Standards

https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/3824/hmis-data-dictionary/

Program-Specific HMIS Data Manuals

https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/hmis/federal-partner-participation/

Massachusetts CoC Map

https://www.mass.gov/doc/continuum-of-care-service-areas/download

Massachusetts Balance of State Continuum of Care Programs: A description of CoC programs as well as instructions to apply for Balance of State CoC projects

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/continuum-of-care-programs-coc