Coordinated Entry System
WE COORDINATE SHELTER AND PERMANENT HOUSING IN INDY.
The Coordinated Entry System (CES) is a process designed to quickly identify, assess, refer, and connect people in crisis to housing, shelter, and assistance, no matter where they show up to ask for help. An effective CES is an essential component of Indianapolis' homeless response system, and critical to ensuring that homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring.
The goal of Coordinated Entry into Housing is to efficiently and fairly allocate permanent housing resources. This provides a structured process for the pool of individuals and families who want permanent housing. Individuals and families are prioritized by vulnerability and severity of service needs to ensure that people who need assistance the most can receive it in a timely manner. This process includes entry, assessment, scoring, prioritization, determining eligibility, and referral for homeless housing and services.
CHIP is the CES lead for the Indianapolis Continuum of Care (CoC), which means we provide management, oversight, training, and technical assistance for the CES.
If you are an Access Point, Shelter Entry Point, Service Provider, or a community member interested in learning more about CES, visit the CES page on the CoC site.
If you are in need of immediate shelter or lack permanent housing, we can help.
The Coordinated Entry System (CES) is a process designed to quickly identify, assess, refer, and connect people in crisis to housing, shelter, and assistance, no matter where they show up to ask for help. An effective CES is an essential component of Indianapolis' homeless response system, and critical to ensuring that homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring.
The goal of Coordinated Entry into Housing is to efficiently and fairly allocate permanent housing resources. This provides a structured process for the pool of individuals and families who want permanent housing. Individuals and families are prioritized by vulnerability and severity of service needs to ensure that people who need assistance the most can receive it in a timely manner. This process includes entry, assessment, scoring, prioritization, determining eligibility, and referral for homeless housing and services.
CHIP is the CES lead for the Indianapolis Continuum of Care (CoC), which means we provide management, oversight, training, and technical assistance for the CES.
If you are an Access Point, Shelter Entry Point, Service Provider, or a community member interested in learning more about CES, visit the CES page on the CoC site.
If you are in need of immediate shelter or lack permanent housing, we can help.