About HIPSK

Our
Partnership

The Homelessness Information Partnership Saskatchewan (HIPSK) is a group of agencies in Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina that use a shared data collection and case management system called the Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS 4).

Under Reaching Home, the federal government’s homelessness strategy, designated urban centres are required to use a Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS) to collect data on the provision of housing and related services to homeless individuals and families, including client-level data.

Our partnership reflects the common need to implement HIFIS 4 and the unique challenges of addressing homelessness in and across Saskatchewan’s largest communities.

See Below for a list of HIPSK Participating Agencies

Participating Agencies

  • Lloydminster Social Action Coalition Society - Men’s Shelter

  • John Howard Society

  • Prince Albert Grand Council

    Prince Albert Métis Women’s Association

    Prince Albert Safe Shelter for Women

    River Bank Development Corporation

    YWCA Prince Albert

  • Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan

    Central Urban Metis Federation Incorporated

    Crocus Co-Operative

    John Howard Society of Saskatchewan

    Metis Nation-Saskatchewan

    Prairie Harm Reduction

    People’s Living with Aids Network of Saskatchewan

    Quint Development Corp.

    Sanctum Care Group

    Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service

    Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Programs, Inc.

    Sask Native Rentals

    Station 20 West

    STR8 UP: 1000 Little Steps to Healing, Inc.

    The Salvation Army Saskatoon Crossroads Residential Services

    YWCA Saskatoon

  • All Nations Hope Network

    AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan

    Carmichael Outreach Inc.

    Circle Project Association Inc

    Eagle Heart Centre Inc.

    Eden Care Communities Management Inc.

    John Howard Society of Saskatchewan

    Namerind Housing Corporation

    Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre

    North Central Family Centre Inc.

    Phoenix Residential Society

    Rainbow Youth Centre

    Regina Treaty/Status Indian Services Inc.

    The Salvation Army Waterston

    Street Culture Kidz Project Inc.

    Street Worker's Advocacy Project

    YWCA Regina

  • Bruno’s Place

    Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours

 

HIFIS 4

HIFIS 4 is a web-enabled HMIS developed by the Government of Canada in partnership with commmunities.

HIFIS 4 allows participating agencies in the HIPSK to access real-time information as needed to deliver services and connect service participants with the resources they need to find and keep a home.

Through the use of a shared HIFIS 4, the HIPSK acquires the ability to collect homelessness sector information that can be used to inform data-driven decision making, and provides a necessarily tool for the implementation of coordinated access in each designated community.

Learn More About HIFIS

 

HIFIS Lead Organization

Each community in Canada that receives federal funding through the ‘Designated Community’ funding stream has an organization that is responsible for distributing that funding. In Saskatchewan, these include:

Regina - Namerind Housing Corporation
Saskatoon - Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP)
Prince Albert - River Bank Development Corporation

Out of a common need to implement HIFIS 4, SHIP took on the role of HIFIS Lead Organization on behalf of all three organizations. As the HIFIS Lead Organization, SHIP is responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance, and training delivery of HIFIS 4 in Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert.

Learn More About SHIP