October CES Scoop - Point in Time Count and Best Practices for Making Contact with Clients

CES Scoop - Hennepin CoC Coordinated Entry

Point in Time Count is Coming Up

Point in Time Count

 

Each year Hennepin County is required by HUD to conduct a Point in Time (PIT) count of sheltered and unsheltered households.

For the 2023 Point in Time Count, Hennepin County is partnering with Wilder Research for planning, implementation and coordination.

On October 25th they will host a virtual meeting with stakeholders to kick-off the planning for the 2023 PIT Count.  

Date: October 25th

Time: 10 AM - 11:30 AM

Join via Microsoft Teams: 

Housing Providers

Making contact with clients

 

Making contact with referred clients is one of the greatest challenges for many housing providers.

Check out this video to hear best practices from other housing providers.

Online Referral Request Form

Referral Request Form

Need a referral to your housing program?

Use our online Referral Request Form!

 

What Should I do in HMIS?

Step-by-Step HMIS Help

 

Do you struggle to follow all of the correct steps in HMIS? If so, you are not alone.

We created some new, intuitive guides to help! Check them out here.

Housing Provider Guide

Housing Provider Guide

Use this helpful guide with essential information for housing providers on referral workflow.

See the guide

Assessors

HUD Homelessness

 

In this 12 minute video you will learn:

  • How to correctly complete the Prior Living Situation Series questions in HMIS.
  • How the # of HUD months homeless is calculated.
  • A demo of how this works in HMIS.

Upcoming Training

 

HMIS Training for Housing Providers: What to Do When a Client Moves Into Housing

HMIS Training for Housing Providers

Date: Tuesday, December 13th

Time: 11:00 am - 11:30 pm

View Description and Register here

 

HMIS Training for Assessors: Housing Documentation Status

HMIS Training for Assessors

Date: Tuesday, December 13th

Time: Noon - 12:30 pm

View Description and Register here

 

Coordinated Entry 101

Coordinated Entry 101

Date: Wednesday, December 7th

Time: 11:00 am - Noon

View Description and Register here.

 

Best Practices for Housing Providers

Best Practices for Housing Providers

Date: Thursday, December 8th

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

View Description and Register here

Data

Assessor Priority List Report

 

What is the Assessor Priority List Report?

A monthly report that tracks the number of clients added to or updated on the priority list by each assessor. 

View the report here.

 

More System Data from September

  • Clients assessed or updated: 283
  • Referrals made to Families housing providers: 43
  • Referrals made to Single Adult housing providers: 167