COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (CES)
The Coordinated Entry System (CES) is a critical component to our community’s efforts to meet the goals of Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.
HUD’s primary goals for coordinated entry processes are that assistance be allocated as effectively as possible and that it be easily accessible no matter where or how people present.
CES helps us prioritize assistance based on vulnerability and severity of service needs to ensure that people who need assistance the most can receive it in a timely manner. Coordinated entry processes also provide information about service needs and gaps to help us plan our assistance and identify needed resources.
The Calhoun County CES provides for youth, individual adults, and families.
The main objectives of the system are to:
- Reduce the length of time a family is homeless and permanently house them as quickly as possible, using Rapid Re-housing and linkages to supportive services.
- Build upon existing community-based infrastructures to serve homeless families, leverage resources, and provide more targeted and cost-effective interventions.
Presentations:
9/19/2017 Homeless Coalition Meeting (12pm at United Way)
9/8/2017 Housing Solutions Board Meeting (10am at Summit Pointe Housing)
Resources:
- Coordinated Entry System (CES) Policy_Calhoun_Cnty_rev_2/2018
- CES_Flow-Chart_Calhoun_Cnty
- Food Resources
- Housing_Assistance_Guide_Calhoun Cnty_rev. 1_2018
- Veterans Resources_Calhoun_Cnty_rev_7/2018
- HMIS_Safety Plan_rev_2/2018
- MSHMIS HARA Screening Assessment_Form_2017
Policy:
- Calhoun_Cnty_NonDiscrimination Policy & Acknowledgement
- PSH_Prioritization_Policy_9/2018
- Discharge_Planning_Policy_9/2018
- MS_HMIS Operating Policies and Procedures
Reports:
Homeless Facts 2017
Disparity_Report_9/2018
Battle Creek/Calhoun County 2015-2017 Count Report
HMIS_MI-514_2017 Overall Homeless FINAL