Victoria to press BC Housing, CRD for action on homelessness data system 'decades' in the making

Victoria to press BC Housing, CRD for action on homelessness data system 'decades' in the making

Victoria council has passed a motion to press BC Housing and the Capital Regional District (CRD) for progress on joining a federal system for data on homelessness that has been in the works for “decades.” The Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS) was first created by the federal government in 1999, with the most recent iteration rolling out in 2015. HIFIS is a data collection and case management system that allows service …