Coordinated Entry

COORDINATED ENTRY

Coordinated Entry Systems allow Continuums of Care to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and provision of referrals. Coordinated Entry prioritizes entry into the homeless services system based on assessments of clients' vulnerabilities and needs, improves efficiency, and helps to limit duplication of services. These processes help communities prioritize assistance based on the severity of service needs to ensure that people who need assistance the most can receive it in a timely manner. Partners Ending Homelessness serves as the Coordinated Entry Lead for the Guilford County Continuum of Care.

Our Coordinated Entry program works with partner agencies to:

determine and verify clients' eligibility for assistance,
assess clients' strengths, needs, and barriers to housing,
score clients using the designated assessment tool,
prioritize clients who are literally and/or chronically homeless,
ensure access to the Coordinated Entry System for community members, and
complete referrals to other programs and agencies that may be able to assist clients and community members

You can learn more about Coordinated Entry and homelessness services at the links below:

For assistance, please call NC-504 member organization Fox Valley Farms at 984-209-9709. If the voicemail is received, please allow up to 48 hours for someone to respond to your call.

ASSESSMENT: Assessments in our community are conducted using a tool called the Vulnerability Index - Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI-SPDAT). The assessment tool is used for individuals, youth ages 18-24, and families. It requires a timeline for how long the household being assessed has been experiencing homelessness. The score/results of the assessment determine a client's spot on the Housing By-Name List. Placement on this list can qualify a household for local rapid rehousing (RRH) programs or for local permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs.

PRIORITIZATION: The Housing By-Name List is used to organize and prioritize the list of clients based on their needs. A client’s spot on the list is based on a variety of factors, including being unsheltered, their length of time homeless, and any identified disabilities. List placement may change on a weekly or daily basis. Partners Ending Homelessness staff does not have the ability to control how someone's placement on the list may change.

REFERRALS: Rapid Rehousing (RRH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) programs will notify the Coordinated Entry Department of openings in their housing programs. Once notified of an opening, the agency that assessed the household will complete a referral packet so that the client can begin working with the housing program and enter their housing search. All referrals must come from the Housing By-Name List.