1. CoC Coordinated Entry You Have A Voice Homeless Service Providers & Schools Building Relationships

2. Presenters Christina Dukes, Federal Liaison – National Center for Homeless Education Jimiyu Evans, Director of Operations – Project Community Connections, Inc. Anjala Huff, Program Manager - Project Community Connections, Inc. Shawnette Miller LCSW, Homeless Liaison – Fulton County Schools, Georgia Chamika Allen MSW, Homeless School Social Worker – Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia

3. Topics for Today’s Presentation What is Coordinated Entry? Challenges for our Families and Youth with Coordinated Entry Why its important for Schools to be involved in the planning process? Collaboration amongst Homeless Service Providers and Schools Expected Outcomes with the implementation of Coordinated Entry

4. Congratulations Christina Dukes! NAEHCY 2015 Distinguished Service and Leadership Award

5. Coordinated Entry: The Basics Required of CoC grantees through a HUD CoC Program Interim Rule (24 C.F.R. 578.7(a)(8) - http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title24- vol3/pdf/CFR-2013-title24-vol3-sec578-7.pdf)http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title24- vol3/pdf/CFR-2013-title24-vol3-sec578-7.pdf § 578.7 Responsibilities of the Continuum of Care. (a) The Continuum of Care must: …” establish and operate either a centralized or coordinated assessment system that provides an initial, comprehensive assessment of the needs of individuals and families for housing and services…” HUD Coordinated Entry Policy Brief: https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Coordinated-Entry- Policy-Brief.pdf https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Coordinated-Entry- Policy-Brief.pdf

6. Coordinated Entry: What is It? Coordinated entry processes: Are a “no wrong door” approach to seeking homeless assistance services; should be easily accessible no matter where or how people present for services Utilize a standard assessment intake tool to determine individual client needs Prioritize assistance to clients based on vulnerability and severity of service needs

7. Coordinated Entry: Different Models Physically/geographically centralized Centralized telephone (e.g. “211”) Decentralized (multiple coordinated locations through the community)

8. Source: http://www.endhomelessness.org/page/-/files/3974_file_Coordinated_Entry_5_25_2011.pdfhttp://www.endhomelessness.org/page/-/files/3974_file_Coordinated_Entry_5_25_2011.pdf

9. Qualities of Effective Coordinated Entry Prioritization Low Barrier Housing First Orientation Person Centered Fair and Equal Access Emergency Services Standardization Inclusive Referral to Projects Outreach Use of HMIS Local Planning Full Coverage

12. DeKalb County Pre-screen Form DeKalb County Full Assessment

13. Challenges of Coordinated Entry Limited resources (demand exceeds supply) Involves a systems change, a “change in the way business is done” among service providers Difference in homeless definition – ED (broader) vs. HUD (narrower) Affects prioritization for services often through the use of a vulnerability assessment tool Others?

14. You Have a Voice Homeless School Social Workers & Liaisons Perspective What is important to our families and youth Equal Access to Community Services

15. Fulton County Schools, Atlanta Georgia School Year 2014/2015 855 Students Identified as McKinney Vento Eligible Of the 855 – 180 residing in an emergency shelter or transitional housing 17 residing in a place not meant for human habitation 188 residing in hotels or motels 470 residing in a double up situation

16. Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta Georgia School Year 2014/2015 2,479 Students Identified as McKinney Vento Eligible Of the 2,479 – 618 residing in an emergency shelter or transitional housing 22 were unaccompanied youth 20 residing in a place not meant for human habitation 213 residing in hotels or motels 1,606 residing in a double up situation

17. Collaboration – Service Providers & Schools In Service Trainings Online Referral System Co-managing cases Enlisting additional service providers to help fill gaps

18. Who is my CoC Representative? Where's My CoC

19. Questions

20. Thank You Christina Dukes, Federal Liaison – National Center for Homeless Education - cdukes@serve.orgcdukes@serve.org Jimiyu Evans, Director of Operations – Project Community Connections, Inc. – jevans@pccihome.orgjevans@pccihome.org Anjala Huff, Program Manager - Project Community Connections, Inc. – ahuff@pccihome.orgahuff@pccihome.org Shawnette Miller LCSW, Homeless Liaison – Fulton County Schools, Georgia - Millers1@fultonschools.org Millers1@fultonschools.org Chamika Allen MSW, Homeless Liaison – Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia – callen@atlanta.k12.ga.uscallen@atlanta.k12.ga.us