Watsonville/Santa Cruz City & County Continuum of Care (CoC)
HMIS CONSUMER NOTICE
This Organization provides services for individuals and families at-risk of or experiencing homelessness. This Organization participates in the Housing for Health Partnership (Watsonville/Santa Cruz City & County) CoC Homeless Management Information System (Watsonville/Santa Cruz CoC HMIS).
The Watsonville/Santa Cruz CoC HMIS is used to collect basic information about consumers receiving services from this Organization. This helps the Organization get a more accurate count of individuals and families experiencing homelessness and identify the need for services and housing resources. The information also helps to connect individuals and families at-risk of or experiencing homelessness to the services and housing resources they need.
This Organization only collects information that is considered appropriate and necessary. The collection and use of all personal information are guided by strict standards of privacy and security. HMIS policies may change over time and affect the use of data retroactively.
This Organization may use or disclose information from the Watsonville/Santa Cruz CoC HMIS under the following circumstances:
To provide or coordinate services and housing resources for an individual or family
For functions related to payment or reimbursement for services or housing resources
To carry out administrative functions
When required by law
For research and/or evaluation
For creating de-identified (anonymous) data
A copy of the Watsonville/Santa Cruz City & County CoC Privacy Policy, describing allowable uses and disclosures of data collected for the purposes of the Watsonville/Santa Cruz CoC HMIS is available to all consumers upon request.
Please contact Colette at connect@miraclemessages.org for more information.