The Blueprint for a National Standard

Focus on the Humans.
Let Compliance Handle Itself.

A comprehensive shelter management ecosystem born in Columbus, built to scale nationwide. We bridge the gap between temporary shelter and permanent independence while automating the reporting HUD and state grants require.

Welcome, Staff

Volunteer Staff
Check-in Mode
Scan resident QR
Incidents
Safety logging
Daily Reflection

"Your climb starts with one step today."

Built for Columbus. Designed for the Nation.

Our House isn't just a database; it's a launchpad. We digitized the entire shelter ecosystem to ensure every minute saved on paperwork is a minute spent on people.

Automated Compliance

Reimbursement reporting happens in the background. Intake forms and bed tracking automatically generate the immutable data required for HUD and state funding.

Resident Autonomy

Residents get their own secure portal. They can manage their check-ins, view career opportunities, and track their own path to independence.

Staff Development

Invest in your team with integrated training modules. From de-escalation protocols to career growth tracking, ensure your staff is supported and certified.

Federal HUD Integration Ready

The Blueprint for a National Standard.

We are building the foundation for HUD's next-generation universal system. Grant authenticated federal and state systems continuous, tokenized access to immutable data—eliminating the compliance bottleneck.

Tokenized Federal Compliance

Instead of relying on fragmented, month-end spreadsheet reporting, federal agencies are issued secure, zero-trust API tokens. They securely pull anonymized compliance metrics they need, exactly when they need them.

Immutable Audit Trails

Every bed check-in, safety incident, and meal served is logged immutably. The data cannot be altered retroactively, guaranteeing 100% truth to federal HUD officials and state auditors without manual oversight.

Universal Ingestion Pipeline

Designed to be the translation layer between local HMIS and federal databases. The Our House API standardizes disparate data formats into a clean, modern JSON pipeline ready for national scale.

LIVE ENVIRONMENT
GET /api/v1/compliance/hud-universal-standard 
curl -X GET \
  https://api.ourhouse-cbus.org/v1/compliance/daily \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer hud_federal_token_x9...' \
  -H 'X-Federal-Agency: Dept_of_HUD'

// Response: 200 OK
{
  "facility_id": "us-oh-cbus-614-main",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-24T23:59:00Z",
  "compliance_metrics": {
    "total_beds_occupied": 142,
    "total_beds_capacity": 150,
    "hmis_unique_intakes": 12,
    "safety_incidents": 0,
    "federal_integrity_hash": "0x9f8b...a12c"
  },
  "federal_compliance_status": "VERIFIED_IMMUTABLE"
}

Partner in Building the Universal System

We are actively seeking federal partnerships and grant funding to scale this blueprint nationwide. Contact our development team to review the architecture.

Strategic Partnerships

Partner with Our House

Whether you are a local Columbus shelter looking to deploy our software, or a federal HUD representative looking to review our API architecture for national scaling, we want to hear from you.

Headquarters

Short North, Columbus, OH

Email Us

partnerships@ourhouse-cbus.org

Request Access or Documentation

Platform Features

A unified operating system for social impact.

Resident Intake & Identity

Standardized intake forms that capture HMIS-required data points immediately. We assign a unique digital identity to every resident, allowing them to carry their history, certifications, and progress with them.

Welcome, Brutus

New Resident
Check In
Open & Scan
Plan
Set Goals
Daily Reflection

"Your climb starts with one step today."

Reimbursement Reporting

The bridge between you and the government. Our system automatically aggregates bed nights, meals served, and support hours into formats pre-approved for Ohio reimbursement grants. Stop manually filling spreadsheets.

Compliance Admin

Generate granular reports

Payment Progress 25%
State & Municipal
SUBMITTED
Estimate Payouts
PENDING

Job Board Integration

Direct connections to Columbus employers willing to hire. We filter opportunities based on transportation access and skill level, ensuring higher success rates for resident placements.

Warehouse Associate

Global Logistics • Columbus, OH

FULL-TIME

Warehouse Associate

Global Logistics • Columbus, OH

FULL-TIME

Building the Universal Standard

Founded in Columbus, Ohio, "Our House" began with a simple observation: Shelter staff were spending more time on compliance paperwork than they were on human connection.

We believe that the friction between social organizations and government funding is largely a data problem. Governments need accountability; shelters need resources. Our platform provides the transparent pipeline that satisfies both parties, creating a "Smart City" approach to homelessness that we believe should be the national standard.

The Federal Vision

Our ultimate goal is to partner with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to scale this framework nationally. By funding the Our House API architecture, HUD can eliminate the massive administrative overhead that plagues local shelters, ensuring federal dollars go directly to resident care rather than data entry.

Our Sponsors & Partners

Legal Policies

Privacy Policy

At Our House, we take the privacy of our residents and staff with the utmost seriousness. All data ingestion is compliant with local and federal regulations regarding sensitive personal information (PII).

Data Residency: All data is stored in secure, encrypted servers. Resident data is shared with government entities ONLY for the purposes of anonymized reporting and reimbursement processing, as strictly defined in our Data Use Agreements and federal HUD guidelines.

Terms of Service

By accessing the Our House platform, your organization agrees to maintain the integrity of the data entered. Falsification of safety logs or intake records is a violation of our terms and may result in immediate termination of service and reporting to relevant federal authorities.

Governing Law

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, the City of Columbus, and applicable United States Federal Law.