Homeless Services Program Demographics

citydata.mesaaz.gov | Last Updated 13 May 2024

Information about individuals experiencing homelessness and receiving services through Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care Coordinated Entry Points managed by Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). See Reporting Interval and Report Date columns for more information about the date range covered. Information about "Mesa residents only" defined by value "client" in Demographic Audience field. Information about all individuals (Mesa resident and non-resident) receiving services from a Mesa-based provider defined by value "provider" in the Demographic Audience field. Data is collected by the Homeless Management Information System Arizona (HMIS AZ). See also https://community.solari-inc.org/homeless-management-information-system/

This dataset has the following 9 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
Row IDrow_idnumberUnique row id
Report Datereport_datecalendar_dateThe last day of the reporting period. See reporting interval for period covered
Report Intervalreport_intervaltextIdentifies reporting period covering the prior 12 months, 3 months or 1 month from Report Date
Demographic Audienceclient_providertextClient = demographics for individuals where last permanent address was in Mesa; Provider = demographics for individuals serviced by a Mesa based provider regardless of Mesa resident or non-resident
Variable Typevariable_typetextType of variable
Variable Namevariable_nametextName of variable
Legal Ageadult_minortextIndicates whether the individuals are considered an Adult or Minor
CountcountnumberTotal count
GroupinggroupingtextThis field is use to group same variable names into summary categories such as Primary Race, Gender and Primary Reason for Homelessness.