Inmates are tasked to return to society as law abiding citizens upon release from jail. However, too many find themselves jobless, with nowhere to live and without a family suport system. This reality led non-profit and governmental leaders in Michigan to come together to support prisoner re-entry by matching prisoners to resources at the local level.

When Liddy Hintz, Director of Emergency and Child Welfare Services for the Salvation Army in Syracuse, decided to take on the challenge of changing her assessment tool, she researched what others were doing around the county. "I discovered that California was using the Family Development Matrix," noted Hintz. "I realized it was the same tool that was used in ServicePoint."

Like many government-funded programs, HPRP came with a critical reporting mandate. In response, Bowman Systems delivered a pre-defined HPRP report within ServicePoint to help simplify the required reporting for clients.

For the 16th year, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, LA coordinated an event known as “Operation Stand Down” (OSD) to provide services to the homeless and people in need. This year, OSD was held on January 25th and 26th at the First United Methodist Church in Downtown Shreveport.

Navigating the healthcare system can easily become overwhelming for patients diagnosed with serious illnesses or conditions and their families. Enter ConnectCare3, a patient advocacy service located in Lititz, PA which provides personalized healthcare navigation to those who need it most.

Call Centers across the country are using IRis Screen Designer for data collection forms, customer surveys, follow ups, and more.  Screen Designer allows a user to easily customize nearly every screen in the system and doesn't require programming experience!

Jacki McWhortor, Community Information and Referral in Maricopa County, shares her helpful tips on the agency's conversion to ServicePoint 5.0 and gives her feedback from her experience so far. Read more to find out how they made their transition seamless in a few easy steps.

With the ever-advancing developments in technology, there’s always a buzz about the latest gadgets being released.  Surprising to some, the nonprofit world is no stranger to new technology and taking the lead in its use.  HOPE for the Homeless, in Louisiana, is a prime example.

Through the years, CARITAS has evolved its program and process, becoming the largest emergency shelter program in Central Virginia. CARITAS manages a central intake function using ShelterPoint, a module within Bowman Systems'® ServicePoint®, to coordinate shelter activity.

With the HEARTH Act, grants are more closely tied to proven solutions and homeless systems performance. To improve service delivery and prepare for HEARTH compliance, Harford County, Maryland has gone through a significant data quality evolution with ServicePoint's ART.

When Eric Rodgers, Coordinator of I&R Services for the Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina (ADCNC), came on board his goal was to utilize the best I&R software available.  He explored a variety of alternative resources, and ultimately decided to upgrade the organization’s existing IRis 3.0 to IRis 4.0.

2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares (TBC) is the first 2-1-1 organization in the United States and Canada to provide the community with a mobile directory application as an alternative to accessing health and human resource information via a website or a paper directory.

Using CommunityPoint 5.0, organizations of any size can provide instant access to vital agency and program information via the statewide resource web site.

Mid-Coast Family Service began using Servicepoint in 2006 and now uses ServicePoint to manage data related to Emergency Shelter Grants, HPRP and the Gateway Program.

When the lead HMIS agency in Arkansas shut down abruptly, Bowman Systems help make the transition process to a new agency go as smoothly as possible.

Why does Wisconsin Front Door Housing (WFDH) use HousingPoint®? Their ultimate goal is to give housing opportunities to every resident of Wisconsin. Find out how they are accomplishing their goal.

IRis aids Utah 2-1-1 with the high volume of calls during the H1N1 outbreak.

The Iowa Institute for Community Alliances (IICA), now a growing social service assistance leader, chooses ServicePoint for its Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).

To help military families impacted by deployment in the state of Florida, the Florida BrAIve Fund, joined with Bowman Systems, has established CommunityPoint® as the statewide resource database.

Chattanooga 2-1-1, a leading provider of 2-1-1 services in Tennessee, adopted CallPoint to refine their vision in capturing client data and issuing electronic referrals to local service providers.

Bowman Systems is pleased to announce The City of Chicago's New Implementation of ServicePoint for its Homeless Management Information System.

In the summer of 2001, two separate organizations—the Heart of Texas Council of Governments and the Central Texas AAA—both Area Information Centers as well as 211 agencies, were in need of software packages that could centralize access to critical information and services while simplifying the consumer experience.

Victoria Freeman from Chattanooga, TN is one of those rare people that makes you see life in a new light. Although she has realized her share of heartache, she keeps a sunny disposition on life and bestows that upon others. Victoria is the HMIS System Administrator for the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition.