All posts
News
Data and Reporting
Feature Guide
Fun with Custom Tables
Ideas and Feature Requests
Legal and Privacy
Tips and Tricks
Ontario
Training
Third Party Tools
Back in 2018, we originally posted some guidelines on how to handle street outreach in HIFIS 4. Then in 2021, we updated that post. Why did we bothe…Read more
Did I get you? Sorry about the clickbait title, I couldn’t resist. Because it is a weird trick!
Most people don’t know that you can add a plus sign…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Aug 14, 2024
How to record supportive housing in HIFIS
One of the remaining gaps in HIFIS is for housing programs. The Housing Placement module works reasonably well for programs like Housing First and R…Read more
Tips and Tricks · May 8, 2023
Expanded Contact Information
Have you ever had a client that didn't have a cell phone number and couldn't reliably access the internet to check their email?
...
That was r…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Jan 20, 2023
Making the most of Transitional housing status
As of HIFIS version 4.0.59, there's a new feature that identifies the client's Housing Status.
The Housing Status is derived from a combination o…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Mar 4, 2022
Passwords & Account Security
Several years ago, we wrote about a new feature (new in version 4.0.52!) that allowed for more secure passwords in HIFIS, with more options for cust…Read more
Update: As of HIFIS 4.0.60.1 and 4.0.60.5, there are new features related to outreach in HIFIS. We’re leaving this post up, in case you’re intereste…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Mar 6, 2020
How to Record Hotel/Motel Stays in HIFIS 4
HIFIS 4 has lots of great features, but one of the things that is missing is an out-of-the-box way for you to handle programs that sort of operate l…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Jun 14, 2019
Fun with Custom Tables: Landlord Engagement
In HIFIS, every action typically needs to be attached to a Client. For example: you do a referral for a Client; you do a SPDAT with a Client; you ma…Read more
Copyright © 2025 ACRE Consulting
___MESSAGE___
___MESSAGE___