Coordinated Entry Systems

What are Coordinated Entry Systems?

Coordinated Entry Systems provide housing to people who are sleeping in shelters, outside, or in places not meant for people to sleep in such as cars, trains, or abandoned buildings. They include an assessment for households, prioritization practice to line up resources with households in need, and a way of connecting households to temporary and permanent housing programs. 

Once you locate your local Continuum of Care group, you can work with them to complete a Coordinated Entry System assessment to be considered for housing as it becomes available. Completing the assessment means a household can be connected with any number of housing options, though housing is not guaranteed. Often, more people need housing than what options are available. 

What types of housing are available?

Housing types funded through Coordinated Entry Systems can include federal, state, or local programs. Some examples are below.

Federally funded:

• Permanent Housing

• Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)

• Rapid Rehousing (RRH)

• Transitional Housing (TH)

State funded:

• Permanent Supportive Housing

• Rapid Rehousing

• Transitional Housing

• Homeless Prevention

• Shelter Diversion

Locally funded programs vary based on where you are.