Coordinated Entry Community Samples Catalogue
The Coordinated Entry Community Samples Catalogue (previously called Toolkit) is an updated collection, as of February 2023, of coordinated entry tools, policies, and related documents created by CoCs from across the country. The Catalogue aims to provide examples from different communities that might be helpful to CoCs. The resources are organized by category, Components of Coordinated Entry, System Design, and Subpopulations. Note that some resources are relevant to multiple categories and may be listed under more than one topic dropdown. All resources are also tagged with topics to help identify the subjects they cover.
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Topics include:
- Access
- Assessment
- Prioritization
- Referral
- Management and Oversight
- Staffing
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Coordination
- Policies and Procedures
- Data and HMIS
- Youth
- Families
- Veterans
- Domestic Violence (DV)
- Rural
- Suburban
- Urban
New to Coordinated Entry? Start with the Coordinated Entry Core Elements guidebook and the 2017 Coordinated Entry Notice that established new requirements for recipients of CoC and ESG program funding. View additional Coordinated Entry materials on the HUD Exchange.
Resource and Topics | Publication Information | Category |
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Investing in Futures: Coordinated Entry Policies and Procedures |
Snohomish County, WA | December 2021 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Coordinated Entry Evaluation Tool |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | October 2021 | System Design |
Strategies for Evaluating and Monitoring Coordinated Entry Systems |
HUD | April 2021 | System Design |
Coordination with the Veteran System |
HUD Exchange | February 2021 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Los Angeles Coordinated Entry Update in HMIS Training Video |
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority | December 2020 | System Design |
Serving Survivors through Coordinated Entry |
HUD Exchange | November 2020 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Chicago Coordinated Entry Temporary Prioritization Plan 2.0 |
Chicago | August 2020 | Components of Coordinated Entry |
Safe Housing Partnerships DV Consortium: Using a Decision Tree as an Alternative to a CE Assessment Score |
Sullivan and Lopez-Zeron | 2020 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Phoenix, AZ | 2020 | System Design | |
HMIS Agency Participation Agreement between Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and Agency |
Coalition for the Homeless | December 2019 | System Design |
Veteran Master List Template and Benchmark Report Generation Tool |
HUD | December 2019 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Chicago Coordinated Entry 2019 Prioritization Plan |
Chicago, IL | 2019 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Annual Maricopa County CoC Coordinated Entry Evaluation: 2017-2018 |
Maricopa Association of Governments | 2018 | System Design |
Coordinated Assessment Checklist |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | September 2018 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Coordinated Entry Community Samples Resource Library |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | September 2018 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Coordinated Intake and Assessment Appeals Process for Clients |
Hennepin County, MN | September 2018 | System Design |
Greater Los Angeles Coordinated Entry System: VA Survey Packet |
Los Angeles, CA | March 2018 | Components of Coordinated Entry | Subpopulations |
MOU between CoC Coordinated Entry System and Providers |
Crater Area Coalition on Homelessness | March 2018 | System Design |
Milwaukee CoC Coordinated Entry System Manual |
Milwaukee, WI | November 2017 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Southern Nevada Coordinated Intake Prezi |
Las Vegas, NV | February 2017 | Components of Coordinated Entry |
Maintaining a Dynamic Housing Priority ListAccess | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families |
Dallas, TX | April 2017 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Incorporating Domestic Violence Providers into a Coordinated Assessment Process Checklist |
Safe Housing Partnerships | 2017 | System Design | Subpopulations |
Table of Homelessness Specific Assessment Tools |
Homeless Hub | 2017 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Coordinated Entry System Partner Agreement, River Valleys CoC |
Minnesota | December 2016 | System Design |
WV Balance of State CoC Coordinated Access Guidance |
West Virginia | September 2016 | Components of Coordinated Entry |
Coordinated Access System Operations Manual |
Houston, TX | September 2015 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
West Virginia Balance of State CoC Coordinated Entry Guidance |
West Virginia | September 2015 | System Design | Subpopulations |
Coordinated Intake Provider Tool |
Las Vegas, NV | July 2015 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Northeast Florida CoC Written Standards of Operating Policies and Procedures for Coordinated Intake and Assessment |
Jacksonville, FL | July 2015 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Chronic Severity of Need Index |
Dayton, OH | June 2015 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Determining Eligibility and Allocating Services and Housing for Homeless Adults |
Seattle, WA | June 2015 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
System Performance Measures Introductory Guide |
HUD Exchange | May 2015 | System Design |
A Coordinated Entry System for Los Angeles: Lessons from Early Implementation |
Abt Associates | May 2015 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Coordinated Entry Assistant Manager Job Description |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | April 2015 | System Design |
Coordinated Assessment-Centralized Intake for Homeless Services and Housing for Orange County, CA |
Focus Strategies | February 2015 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Charlotte, NC Weekly CE Assessment Tool |
Charlotte, NC | 2015 | System Design |
Coordinated Entry Dashboards |
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness | 2015 | System Design |
Matrix of Community Coordinated Entry Models |
Focus Strategies | 2015 | System Design |
Authorization to Use or Disclose Protected Health Information |
The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness | November 2014 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Coordinated Community Change – Overview of Coordinated Intake Process (2014) |
Nevada | September 2014 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
System Performance Measures in Context |
HUD Exchange | July 2014 | System Design |
Home for Good: Standards of Excellence |
Los Angeles, CA | May 2014 | System Design |
Coordinated Assessment: Understanding Assessment Tools WebinarAccess | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | November 2013 | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
PHA Guidebook to Ending Homelessness |
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness | November 2013 | System Design |
CoC's Coordinated Assessment System Prezi |
HUD Exchange | September 2013 | System Design |
SNAPS Weekly Focus: Why Coordinated Assessment is Critical to Ending Homelessness Locally |
HUD | July 2013 | System Design |
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Marketing Plan Fact Sheet |
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan | System Design |
Agency Partner Agreement for Utah Homeless Management Information System |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | System Design |
California Policy Lab Unsheltered Homelessness Assessment |
Received by TA Providers | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Client Initiated Transfer Form, Baltimore Coordinated Access |
Received by TA Providers | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Greater Richmond CoC MOU Template |
Received by TA Providers | System Design |
Housing Access for Washtenaw County Flowchart |
Ann Arbor, MI | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Provider Transfer Request Form, Baltimore Coordinated Access |
Received by TA Providers | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Safe Housing Partnerships: DV Consortium |
Safe Housing Partnerships | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design | Subpopulations |
Screening for Housing First: Phase One of the Assessment Road Map |
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and Mental Health Commission of Canada | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Houston/Harris County CoC Coordinated Entry System Presentation |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | Components of Coordinated Entry | System Design |
Resource | Publication Information | Topics |
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Investing in Futures: Coordinated Entry Policies and Procedures |
Snohomish County, WA | December 2021 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families | DV |
HUD Exchange | February 2021 | Access | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Veterans | |
HUD Exchange | November 2020 | Access | Policies and Procedures | DV | |
Chicago | August 2020 | Access | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
Sullivan and Lopez-Zeron | 2020 | Assessment | Policies and Procedures | DV | |
Veteran Master List Template and Benchmark Report Generation Tool |
HUD | December 2019 | Prioritization | Referral | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families |
Chicago, IL | 2019 | Access | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | September 2018 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | September 2018 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | Policies and Procedures | |
Greater Los Angeles Coordinated Entry System: VA Survey Packet |
Los Angeles, CA | March 2018 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Urban | Veterans |
Milwaukee, WI | November 2017 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | DV | |
Las Vegas, NV | February 2017 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | |
Dallas, TX | April 2017 | Access | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families | |
Homeless Hub | 2017 | Assessment | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
West Virginia | September 2016 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Youth | Veterans | |
Houston, TX | September 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Urban | |
Las Vegas, NV | July 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | Policies and Procedures | |
Jacksonville, FL | July 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Youth | |
Dayton, OH | June 2015 | Assessment | Policies and Procedures | |
Seattle, WA | June 2015 | Assessment | Prioritization | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
A Coordinated Entry System for Los Angeles: Lessons from Early Implementation |
Abt Associates | May 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Urban |
Coordinated Assessment-Centralized Intake for Homeless Services and Housing for Orange County, CA |
Focus Strategies | February 2015 | Access | Management and Oversight | Data and HMIS | Urban |
Authorization to Use or Disclose Protected Health Information |
The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness | November 2014 | Assessment | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Veterans | Families | DV |
Coordinated Community Change – Overview of Coordinated Intake Process (2014) |
Nevada | September 2014 | Access | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS |
Coordinated Assessment: Understanding Assessment Tools Webinar |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | November 2013 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS |
Houston, TX | September 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Urban | |
Received by TA Providers | Access | Assessment | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | |
Client Initiated Transfer Form, Baltimore Coordinated Access |
Received by TA Providers | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures |
Provider Transfer Request Form, Baltimore Coordinated Access |
Received by TA Providers | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures |
Safe Housing Partnerships | Access | Assessment | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | DV | |
Screening for Housing First: Phase One of the Assessment Road Map |
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and Mental Health Commission of Canada | Assessment | Policies and Procedures |
Houston/Harris County CoC Coordinated Entry System Presentation |
Houston, TX | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Data and HMIS |
Resource | Publication Information | Topics |
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Investing in Futures: Coordinated Entry Policies and Procedures |
Snohomish County, WA | December 2021 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families | DV |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | October 2021 | Management and Oversight | |
Strategies for Evaluating and Monitoring Coordinated Entry Systems |
HUD | April 2021 | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS |
HUD Exchange | February 2021 | Access | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Veterans | |
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority | December 2020 | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
HUD Exchange | November 2020 | Access | Policies and Procedures | DV | |
Sullivan and Lopez-Zeron | 2020 | Assessment | Policies and Procedures | DV | |
Phoenix, AZ | 2020 | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Funding | Urban | |
Coalition for the Homeless | December 2019 | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
Veteran Master List Template and Benchmark Report Generation Tool |
HUD | December 2019 | Prioritization | Referral | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families |
Chicago, IL | 2019 | Access | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | September 2018 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | September 2018 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | Policies and Procedures | |
Coordinated Intake and Assessment Appeals Process for Clients |
Hennepin County, MN | September 2018 | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures |
Crater Area Coalition on Homelessness | March 2018 | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | |
Annual Maricopa County CoC Coordinated Entry Evaluation: 2017-2018 |
Maricopa Association of Governments | 2018 | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies an Procedures | Data and HMIS |
Milwaukee, WI | November 2017 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | DV | |
Dallas, TX | April 2017 | Access | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families | |
Incorporating Domestic Violence Providers into a Coordinated Assessment Process Checklist |
Safe Housing Partnerships | 2017 | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | DV |
Homeless Hub | 2017 | Assessment | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
Coordinated Entry System Partner Agreement, River Valleys CoC |
Minnesota | December 2016 | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures |
Houston, TX | September 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Urban | |
West Virginia Balance of State CoC Coordinated Entry Guidance |
West Virginia | September 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Youth | Veterans |
Las Vegas, NV | July 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | Policies and Procedures | |
Jacksonville, FL | July 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Youth | |
Dayton, OH | June 2015 | Assessment | Policies and Procedures | |
Seattle, WA | June 2015 | Assessment | Prioritization | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | |
A Coordinated Entry System for Los Angeles: Lessons from Early Implementation |
Abt Associates | May 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Urban |
Charlotte, NC Weekly CE Assessment Tool - CE Community Samples Catalogue |
Charlotte, NC | 2015 | Policies and Procedures |
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness | 2015 | Data and HMIS | |
Focus Strategies | 2015 | Access | Assessment | Management and Oversight | |
HUD Exchange | May 2015 | Management and Oversight | Data and HMIS | |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | April 2015 | Staffing | |
Coordinated Assessment-Centralized Intake for Homeless Services and Housing for Orange County, CA |
Focus Strategies | February 2015 | Access | Management and Oversight | Data and HMIS | Urban |
Authorization to Use or Disclose Protected Health Information |
The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness | November 2014 | Assessment | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Veterans | Families | DV |
Coordinated Community Change – Overview of Coordinated Intake Process (2014) |
Nevada | September 2014 | Access | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS |
HUD Exchange | July 2014 | Management and Oversight | Data and HMIS | |
Los Angeles, CA | May 2014 | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | |
Coordinated Assessment: Understanding Assessment Tools Webinar |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | November 2013 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS |
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness | November 2013 | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | |
HUD Exchange | September 2013 | Policies and Procedures | |
SNAPS Weekly Focus: Why Coordinated Assessment is Critical to Ending Homelessness Locally |
HUD | July 2013 | Management and Oversight |
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Marketing Plan Fact Sheet |
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan | MOU and Coordination |
Agency Partner Agreement for Utah Homeless Management Information System |
National Alliance to End Homelessness | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures |
Received by TA Providers | Access | Assessment | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | |
Client Initiated Transfer Form, Baltimore Coordinated Access |
Received by TA Providers | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures |
Received by TA Providers | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | |
Ann Arbor, MI | Access | Referral | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Suburban | Youth | Veterans | Families | |
Provider Transfer Request Form, Baltimore Coordinated Access |
Received by TA Providers | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures |
Safe Housing Partnerships | Access | Assessment | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | DV | |
Screening for Housing First: Phase One of the Assessment Road Map |
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and Mental Health Commission of Canada | Assessment | Policies and Procedures |
Houston/Harris County CoC Coordinated Entry System Presentation |
Houston, TX | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Data and HMIS |
Resource | Publication Information | Topics |
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Investing in Futures: Coordinated Entry Policies and Procedures |
Snohomish County, WA | December 2021 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families | DV |
HUD Exchange | February 2021 | Access | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Veterans | |
HUD Exchange | November 2020 | Access | Policies and Procedures | DV | |
Sullivan and Lopez-Zeron | 2020 | Assessment | Policies and Procedures | DV | |
Veteran Master List Template and Benchmark Report Generation Tool |
HUD | December 2019 | Prioritization | Referral | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families |
Greater Los Angeles Coordinated Entry System: VA Survey Packet |
Los Angeles, CA | March 2018 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Urban | Veterans |
Milwaukee, WI | November 2017 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Staffing | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | DV | |
Dallas, TX | April 2017 | Access | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Data and HMIS | Youth | Veterans | Families | |
Incorporating Domestic Violence Providers into a Coordinated Assessment Process Checklist |
Safe Housing Partnerships | 2017 | Management and Oversight | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | DV |
West Virginia Balance of State CoC Coordinated Entry Guidance |
West Virginia | September 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Management and Oversight | Staffing | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Youth | Veterans |
Jacksonville, FL | July 2015 | Access | Assessment | Prioritization | Referral | Management and Oversight | Youth | |
Authorization to Use or Disclose Protected Health Information |
The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness | November 2014 | Assessment | Management and Oversight | Policies and Procedures | Data and HMIS | Veterans | Families | DV |
Ann Arbor, MI | Access | Referral | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | Suburban | Youth | Veterans | Families | |
Safe Housing Partnerships | Access | Assessment | MOU and Coordination | Policies and Procedures | DV |
Please note: The catalogue can provide communities with ideas and examples to bolster local coordinated entry system’s efforts to house the most vulnerable households. For specific questions about HUD’s coordinated entry requirements, please submit a ticket to the HUD Exchange Ask A Question (AAQ) portal or visit the link below.
Learn about HUD’s Coordinated Entry Requirements.
The opportunity to provide feedback about the coordinated entry catalogue tool(s) or to share additional community examples will remain open. Please send feedback, tools, and/or policies to CE_Index_feedback@abtassoc.com.
Disclaimer: Community example documents in this catalogue are not official HUD resources or endorsed by HUD. In some instances, documents may not be in alignment with HUD guidance. Please review and use at your own discretion.