Race and Ethnicity Dashboards (Retired)

The dashboards designed around race and ethnicity equity are inspired by the NAEH Racial Equality Network ToolKit. The following describes each Look that is part of the suite of equity dashboards.

All of these Looks were built in the HMIS Performance model.

Distribution Looks

The strategy of this collection of Looks shows a particular situation or outcome and the breakdown by Race or Ethnicity.

Experience of ELI Poverty

By race or ethnicity, the percentage of households experiencing Extremely Low Income poverty, based on Area Median Income.

Fields

• Area Median Income, Update/Exit Screen
• Count Households, Enrollments
• Pivot on Race/Clients

Filters

• Reporting Period Filter
• Race, Clients
  • is not equal to:
    • Client doesn't know
    • Client refused
    • Data not collected 
  • AND is not null
• Area Median Income, Update/Exit Screen is Extremely Low

Visualization

The chosen visualization is Bar chart. From there, choose the following option

Experience of Homelessness

By race, the percentage of households enrolled in a homeless program: Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven, Street Outreach.

Fields

Start with the "Experience of ELI Poverty" Look and remove the Area Median Income from the Data Table and Filters.

Filters

• Add Project Type Code, Programs is equal to:
  • Emergency Shelter
  • Safe Haven
  • Street Outreach 

Visualization

No additional changes are needed for the visualization. 

Enrollment in PH Program

By race or ethnicity, percentage of households enrolled in Permanent Housing programs: Permanent Supportive Housing, Rapid Re-Housing, and all other permanent housing project types.

Fields

Start with the "Experience of Homelessness" Look.

Filters

Change the Project Type Code filter to:

• PH - Housing Only
• PH - Housing with Services
• PH - Permanent Supportive Housing
• PH - Rapid Re-Housing 

Visualization

No additional changes are needed for the visualization.

Positive Housing Outcome

By race or ethnicity, of those enrolled in PH program, percentage of households that move into permanent housing or had an exit destination of permanent housing.

Fields

Start with the "Enrollment in PH Program" Look.

Filters

Create a Custom Filter:

Use the following code for the custom filter:

Visualization

No additional changes are needed for the visualization.

 

Equity Looks

The strategy of the Equity Looks takes the difference between race equity distribution of two outcomes or situations. For example: (% Enrollments in PH projects) - (% All Homeless Households).

Difference between Homelessness and ELI Poverty

(Experience of Homelessness Distribution) - (Experience of ELI Poverty)

Fields

• Race, Clients
• Custom Measures:
  • Exp Poverty: 
    • Field to measure: Count Households
    • Measure filter:

 

Exp Homelessness:

• • • Field to measure: Count Households
    • Measure filter:

• Table Calculations:
  • % Poverty:

• • % Homelessness:

• • Difference:

• • Hide the following fields from the visualization:

• Exp Poverty
• Exp Homelessness
• % Poverty
• % Homelessness

Filters

• Reporting Period Filter, Enrollments
• Race, Clients
  • is not equal to:
    • Client doesn't know
    • Client refused
    • Data not collected 
  • AND is not null

Visualization

The chosen visualization is Column chart. From there, choose the following options:

Difference Between Enrollment in PH and Homelessness

(Enrollment in PH Distribution) - (Experience of Homelessness Distribution)

Fields

Start with the "Difference between Homelessness and ELI Poverty" Look.

Remove/Delete the following fields:

• Exp Poverty
• % Poverty

Add:

• Custom Measure:
  • PH Enrollments
    • Field to measure: Count Households
    • Measure filter:

• Table Calculation:
  • % PH Enrollments

Edit:

• Table Calculation "Difference":

Filters

 No additional changes are needed.

Visualizations

No additional changes are needed.

Difference Between Positive Housing Outcome and Enrollments in PH

(Positive Housing Outcome Distribution) - (Enrollment in PH Distribution)

Fields

Start with the "Difference Between Enrollment in PH and Homelessness" Look

Remove/Delete the following fields:

• Exp Homelessness
• % Homelessness

Add:

• Custom Measure:
  • Housed on Exit or Moved-in
    • Field to measure: Count Households
    • Measure filter:

 

• Table Calculation:
  • % Housed 

Edit:

• Table Calculation "Difference"

Ethnicity Looks

The Ethnicity Looks follow the same strategy as the Race Distribution and Equity Looks. Simply use "Ethnicity, Clients" instead of "Race". Filter out the Don't Know/Refused responses for Ethnicity.