Coordinated Entry definition

Coordinated Entry means the system of program access, needs assessment and prioritization developed by a Continuum of Care pursuant to 24 CFR 576.400 (d), and associated HUD requirements and guidance. This term is also known as “Coordinated Entry System”, “Coordinated Assessment” or “Centralized Assessment”.

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Coordinated Entry means a system that allows for coordinated entry into a local homeless service system, as well as coordinated movement within and ultimately exit from the system. Coordinated Entry increases the efficiency of a homeless assistance system by standardizing access to homeless services and coordinating program referrals.

Coordinated Entry means a system that provides a single-entry point for people experiencing homelessness to access vital community resources. The Coordinated Entry team develops, implements, and oversees a system that ensures community providers collaboratively and efficiently connect households to the services and support programs to help end their homelessness. A Coordinated Entry system is required by HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program interim rule at 24 CFR 578.7(a)(8) and all CoCs must use a Coordinated Entry system to determine who is prioritized for housing in a community receiving HUD CoC funding. HUD’s primary goal for the Coordinated Entry process is that assistance be allocated as effectively as possible and that it be easily accessible no matter where or how people present.

Examples of Coordinated Entry in a sentence

• The Division also works closely and collaboratively with the Chicago Continuum of Care (CoC), the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant (All Chicago), the CoC’s Coordinated Entry System (CES), other City agencies, and community-based organizations to coordinate across the broader ecosystem of homeless services in the City towards the ultimate aim of preventing and ending homelessness in Chicago.

• The Coordinated Entry Program allows for a more-efficient referral network to better service and house the homeless population of the City of Joplin.

• Such program will include the following activities eligible under the Community Development Block Grant program: Activity: Recipient will use CDBG funding to cover personnel and office expenses related to the Coordinated Entry Program.

• Contractor shall collaborate with County and utilize the Coordinated Entry System (CES) and coordinate Program services with other Orange County CoC services and efforts.

• Contractor shall collaborate with the County, utilize the Coordinated Entry System (CES) and coordinate Program services with other Orange County CoC services and efforts to address homelessness.

• Participation in the Coordinated Entry System is a requirement of this contract.

• All participants seeking housing shall be entered into the COUNTY Coordinated Entry System.

• Access Point refers to the point of entry into the Coordinated Entry System for households experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness.

• Rapid Rehousing Services will be provided for persons experiencing homelessness that have been prioritized through the Coordinated Entry System for services, as well as persons who have received assistance through local initiatives to address the impacts of COVID-19 and are in need of ongoing assistance.

• CONTRACTOR will, collaborate with COUNTY and 211-Orange County on Coordinated Entry system and other Continuum of Care services/efforts.

More Definitions of Coordinated Entry

Coordinated Entry or “COC” means the promotion for community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provides funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and State and local governments to quickly re-house homeless individuals and families to minimize trauma and dislocation; promotes access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs; and optimizes self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Coordinated Entry means the system established by Vermont’s HUD jurisdiction Continua of Care to ensure individuals experiencing a housing crisis are quickly identified, assessed, referred, and connected to housing assistance based on the individual’s strengths and needs.

Coordinated Entry. (“CE”) – shall mean a centralized or coordinated process required for the CoC and ESG program to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and referrals within the CoC area. Under 24 CFR 578.3, HUD requires each CoC to establish and operate a standard CE system with the goals of increasing the efficiency of local crisis response and improving fairness and ease of access to resources for eligible homeless and at-risk populations.

Coordinated Entry is a system operated by each CoC in which the goal is to create and maintain a by-name list of every assessed individual or family experiencing homelessness in that CoC’s region so that they can be prioritized and matched with the most appropriate and available housing resource.

Coordinated Entry means the system of program access, needs assessment and prioritization developed by a Continuum of Care pursuant to 24 CFR 576.400 (d), and associated HUD requirements and guidance. This term is also known as "Coordinated Entry System", "Coordinated Assessment" or "Centralized Assessment".

Coordinated Entry means the system established by Vermont’s HUD jurisdiction Continuum of Care to ensure individuals experiencing a housing crisis are quickly identified, assessed, referred, and connected to housing assistance based on the individual’s strengths and needs.