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.
Suggested Advisory Group Members for Planning Coordinated Entry
- City officials (elected and appointed)
- County officials (elected and appointed)
- Direct-service providers: Executive level and frontline staff; board officers if possible
- Faith-based community services
- Agencies addressing domestic violence
- Tribal leaders and elders
- Immigrant- and refugee-focused service providers
- Veterans administration officials
- Criminal justice system representatives (legal aid, enforcement, work release, etc.)
- Public health providers (hospitals and clinics—medical and mental health)
- Housing authorities
- Education system
- Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
- Child Protection Services (CPS)
- Treatment programs
- Employment services such as Workforce Development Council
- 2-1-1 executive and program staff
- Funders (private and government) for homeless and housing services
- Current or former homeless clients
- External consultants
- Transportation department representatives
- State and county land-use officials
- Private and government housing development partners
- Private business and Small Business Administration leaders
- Rental-housing owners and rental-market organizations
Resource List
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 planning process for coordinated entry.
Funder Requirements—Washington State
Funder Requirements—HUD
Planning Resources—Change Management
Other Planning Resources
- Coordinated Access: Designing an Intentional Process
- NAEH Report: One Way In: The Advantages of Introducing System-Wide Coordinated Entry for Homeless Families
- NAEH Best Practice: Closing the Front Door: Creating a Successful Diversion Program for Homeless Families
- NAEH Fact Sheet: Rural Homelessness
- National Coalition for the Homeless: Rural Homelessness
- HUD Report: Centralized Intake for People Experiencing Homelessness
- USDA: Rural Poverty and Well-being
- USICH: Rural Homelessness
- USICH Report: Collaboration at the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: A Commitment to Dialogue, Planning and Accountability
- Building Changes Report: A Road Map for Coordinated Entry
