Quiz

“Yes” is correct. An HMIS record or a written referral from the emergency shelter may be used to provide documentation for the ten months Ray stayed in the emergency shelter and a written referral from the outreach worker to document the two months Ray slept under a bridge serve as 3rd party documentation for 12 months of homelessness.

“No” is correct. A single encounter per month is sufficient to document the entire month, unless there is clear evidence of a break. For documentation purposes, 3rd party documentation is preferred, but up to three months of a program participant's qualifying homelessness can be documented via self-certification.