This morning I wrote a guest post for the LA Homeless Blog (written by Joel John Roberts, CEO of PATH Partners). The blog post, titled Homelessness: Not Just Another Statistic is an introduction to some of the thoughts I express on this blog about the need for better data metrics in social services.On October 21st, PATH Partners will be launching a website called INFORuM, where I will be a regular blogger discussing with the readership how we in the social service sector can better use data to help people in need. INFORuM is an ambitious effort to spark a national conversation on how to address issues of poverty and homelessness. Such a forum is desperately needed. There are lots of great thoughts in our sector, but to-date we lack a centralized forum where high-level knowledge exchange can take place.
According to the INFORuM website
INFORuM is a community blog encouraging nationwide dialogue on the issues of homelessness, housing and poverty between advocates, politicians and the general public. By bringing together bloggers from communities across the country and nationally-recognized guest columnists, INFORuM hopes to inspire innovative strategies to combat homelessness throughout the United States.I look forward to being a part of the INFORuM site and feel privileged to have the opportunity to engage a wider audience about the important issue of better using data to achieve social outcomes.
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