Coordinated Entry

NRVHP operates a Coordinated Assessment System. The system is localized to the Counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and the City of Radford that make up the (NRV). The NRVHP Coordinated Entry's (CE or Central Intake) standardized procedures are designed to:

• Allow anyone who needs housing assistance to know where to get assistance, to be assessed in a standard and consistent way, and to connect with services that best meet their needs.
• Ensure clarity, transparency, consistency, and accountability for those who are having a housing crisis, as well as referral sources and homeless services providers throughout the assessment, referral, and service provision process.
• Ensure clients gain access to the most appropriate type of service interventions available to meet their immediate and long-term housing needs.
• Standardize data collection methods used within (where applicable) to ensure client data is secure, authorized, protected, and shared according to all applicable laws and standards.
• Ensure those who are the most vulnerable and have the highest barriers are prioritized for resources.

CE is NOT a stand-alone solution to end homelessness or a solution to the shortage of affordable housing.

To achieve these objectives, the CE System depends on:
• Uniform and standardized assessments to be used for all those seeking assistance and procedures for determining the appropriate level of assistance to resolve their housing crisis.
• Establishment of uniform guidelines to include prevention, outreach, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and rapid re-housing.
• Agreed upon prioritization for prevention and housing assistance; and
• Referral procedures to facilitate coordination to system providers and mainstream resources.