River Valleys CoC
  • Get Involved
    • CoC Network Meetings
    • Membership
    • Community Action Group
    • Youth Action Board
    • Local Homeless Response Teams
  • Coordinated Entry
    • Need housing help?
    • How CE Works
    • CE Agency Start-Up
    • CE Participating Agency Resources
    • Moving Up
  • Data & Planning
    • Data & Reports
    • CoC Plan
    • HMIS
    • Point in Time Count
  • Funding
    • HUD CoC Program Competition >
      • National Competition Applications
      • Local Competition for Projects
      • SWCoC-Funding
    • CoC Grantee Guides
    • Requesting CoC Support for Applications
    • Other Funding Opportunities
  • About Us
    • What is CoC?
    • Governance
    • Leadership
    • Committees
    • Staff

CE Agency Start Up

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Agencies and programs participate in the Coordinated Entry System (CE) as access sites, assessors, navigators, and housing providers. All agencies that participate are required to complete and submit a Partner Agreement. Housing/service providers are required to also submit a program eligibility addendum. Assessors are required to complete training on the housing problem solving and CE assessment process.

Roles 

Access/Housing Problem Solving
Community agency-based staff position that is trained to provide Housing Problem Solving and connect households to Assessment when needed.  

Assessor

Community agency-based staff position that is trained to provide Housing Problem Solving and to offer the CoC's standard CE Housing Needs assessment. Assessors add households to the CE priority list and update information as necessary. 

Navigator

CoC staff position that provides direct support to individuals who have been assessed into CE and have been prioritized for navigation assistance by the CE Committee in order to more quickly resolve housing crises. 

Housing Provider
​Housing program with dedicated units for people experiencing homelessness and fills openings in the program with households referred through CE. Housing Providers have agreements with the CoC to participate in CE. 

Participation Forms

All agencies participating in CE submit a CES Partner Agreement with a list of contacts. Housing Providers must also submit a Program Eligibility Addendum for each participating housing program so that effective referrals can be made from the CE Priority List. 
  1. Sign the Partner Agreement. Access the Signwell form and have it sent to you or your agency's authorized signer. 
  2. ​Submit the Role & Contacts Summary. Access PDF and submit by email. 
  3. For Housing Providers: Complete the Eligibility Addendum by online form for each program/project. 
Sign the Partner Agreement
>> Review a sample agreement for reference (not for submittal). 
Submit Role & Contacts Summary
Complete the Eligibility Addendum

Training

Training is provided several times a month for partner agency staff involved in Coordinated Entry. Training is meant to orient new staff and support ongoing learning and improvement within the response system. 
  • Assessor Training is required for all CE Assessors and is provided by the CoC on an as needed basis. 
  • Housing Provider Training is required for Housing Providers and provided by the CoC monthly. 

All training is provided virtually using Zoom or Microsoft Teams unless otherwise indicated.  
Coordinated Entry  101
Get to know the purposes and processes of Coordinated Entry. Great for new staff, refreshers, supervisors of staff that work with CE, and other community partners. Offered monthly on the first Wednesday at 9-10am.
>> Register to attend 

River Valleys CoC a community-based coalition dedicated to working together to prevent and end homelessness in southern Minnesota. 

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River Valleys CoC is also a Continuum of Care region recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purposes of the HUD Continuum of Care funding program. The CoC's formal name with HUD is Rochester/Southeast Minnesota CoC (MN-502). 

Quick links

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  • Register to attend a Full CoC meeting 
  • CE forms & materials ​​
  • Get Involved
    • CoC Network Meetings
    • Membership
    • Community Action Group
    • Youth Action Board
    • Local Homeless Response Teams
  • Coordinated Entry
    • Need housing help?
    • How CE Works
    • CE Agency Start-Up
    • CE Participating Agency Resources
    • Moving Up
  • Data & Planning
    • Data & Reports
    • CoC Plan
    • HMIS
    • Point in Time Count
  • Funding
    • HUD CoC Program Competition >
      • National Competition Applications
      • Local Competition for Projects
      • SWCoC-Funding
    • CoC Grantee Guides
    • Requesting CoC Support for Applications
    • Other Funding Opportunities
  • About Us
    • What is CoC?
    • Governance
    • Leadership
    • Committees
    • Staff