- Coordinated Entry Toolkit
- Section 1: Planning
- Section 2: Implementation
- i. Implementation Checklist
- ii. Coordinated Entry Models in Washington State
- iii. Coordinated Entry Systems Management
- iv. Implementation Challenges and Tips
- v. Implementation Resources
- Section 3: Data Collection
- Section 4: Evaluation
NOTE: This toolkit was published by Building Changes in 2013 to help counties meet a 2014 state mandate that all counties have a coordinated entry system for clients entering the homeless system. It has not been updated since then and does not necessarily reflect current or best practice.
What follows are links to research and tools that informed this section of Building Changes’ Coordinated Entry toolkit. They can provide additional in-depth information regarding the implementation process for coordinated entry.
General System Implementation
- NAEH Report: One Way In: The Advantages of Introducing System-Wide Coordinated Entry for Families
- NAEH Best Practice: Moving Toward Coordinated Entry: Lessons from Dayton/Montgomery County, Ohio
- NAEH Coordinated Assessment Toolkit: Data and Implementation
- NAEH Coordinated Assessment Checklist
- Building Changes Report: Coordinated Entry Case Studies
- Building Changes Report: A Roadmap for Coordinated Entry
- Coordinated Access: Designing an Intentional Process
- Coordinating Intake and Assessments through Housing Resource Centers
- Coordinated Intake Assessment Tool
King County Implementation Plan and Overview of Families Homelessness Initiative
- King County Implementation Plan (Implementation Plan on side bar of web page)
Assessment Process and Forms
- Building Changes Report: Toward Creating a Coordinated Entry and Assessment System
- NAEH Coordinated Assessment Toolkit: Community Examples and Materials
- Shelter Question Test
- Sample Prevention and Diversion Assessment Tool
- Additional examples of client intake and assessment forms in the Building Changes library
