Using GIS for Program Evaluation in Calgary's Homelessness Prevention Sector
Employment and Social Development Canada, Homelessness prevention programs · Homelessness Prevention · Calgary
Overview
An applied GIS methodology combining de-identified HMIS client data with census, deprivation index, and City of Calgary open data to evaluate whether homelessness prevention programs were reaching the communities with the greatest need - using location quotients and Getis-Ord G* hot spot analysis across Calgary's census tracts.
Services delivered
- GIS & Spatial Analysis
- Program Evaluation
- Research Design
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