Program Administration & System Design Archives

Explore system-level strategies and administration best practices that strengthen rental assistance programs across a Continuum of Care. This category includes content on workflow optimization, subsidy calculations, inspections, documentation, utilization management, and the benefits of centralized rental assistance administration. Learn how communities streamline operations, improve compliance, and reduce staff burden through modern, HUD-aligned system design.

Introducing Journey, the industry’s first homeless housing program administration platform

Introducing Journey, the industry’s first homeless housing program administration platform

Washington, DC, (July 8, 2024) – Padmission, the leading innovator in landlord engagement and housing search assistance software for homeless services systems, announces the availability of Journey, the industry’s first homeless housing program administration platform. Journey provides homeless services organizations with end-to-end housing program administration and the analytics to improve housing program performance and outcomes.

With over three decades of expertise managing housing programs within one of the largest U.S. homeless housing program […]

By Mike Shore|2025-12-10T14:22:09-07:00July 4th, 2024|Data, Reporting & Technology in Homeless Services, Policy, Compliance & HUD Alignment, Product Updates & New Features, Program Administration & System Design|Comments Off

Manage Units, Inspections, Reservations and Signing Bonuses

Manage Units, Inspections, Reservations and Signing Bonuses

Housing search through strong landlord relationships is the core of the Padmission platform, but as promising approaches and practices emerge in the field, we want to give you added flexibility and functionality to enhance your efforts. We’re excited to launch this latest feature that provides new functionality to manage units, inspections, reservations and signing bonuses.

Manage Units

Housing Locators can now add and manage individual units on floor plans for properties in […]

By Mike Shore|2025-12-10T14:23:57-07:00November 1st, 2020|Landlord Engagement & Partnerships, Product Updates & New Features, Program Administration & System Design|Comments Off

Document Upload and Management

Document Upload and Management

Document upload and management is here! We’re really excited to roll out this latest feature to support your efforts to get people housed faster in your communities. You can now upload and manage documents related to landlord engagement, housing search and the lease-up process in Padmission.

Tenancy applications and landlord screening criteria are two of the most commonly needed documents for housing program participants and case managers as part of their […]

By Kevin McKee|2025-12-10T14:24:39-07:00May 22nd, 2020|Product Updates & New Features, Program Administration & System Design|Comments Off

Property Engagement and Housing Search Assistance

Property Engagement and Housing Search Assistance

As homeless services systems scale permanent housing interventions like Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Rehousing (RRH) in communities, there is a tremendous opportunity and need to strengthen and align efforts in landlord engagement and housing search assistance. On May 15, 2020, HUD issued guidance on the HUD Exchange to Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients and Continuums of Care (CoCs) on developing a “proactive, affirmative landlord […]

By Mike Shore|2025-12-10T14:26:00-07:00March 8th, 2020|Housing Search & Client Choice, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships, Program Administration & System Design|Comments Off