Coordinated Entry Impact Report 2023

We are proud to release the latest Coordinated Entry Impact Report, highlighting the impressive housing outcomes of our region’s OneHome Coordinated Entry System (CES). The data in this report is from 7/1/22-6/30/23 and includes breakdowns for the total people housed, total households housed, and new households assessed for housing.

Our region was able to house at least 1,788 people and 1,443 households through Coordinated Entry while completing 1,559 new assessments. Due to incomplete household information for the Emergency Housing Voucher program, the number of people housed is likely an undercount.

OneHome is grateful to have strong partnerships with community agencies across Metro Denver that work hard to support and house people experiencing homelessness. Some of our partners serve as Access Points for people experiencing homelessness to connect with OneHome. Here, they are Assessed and can be supported by Case Management. Other agencies are Housing Providers, who submit vacancies and available resources to HMIS. Once a household is matched to housing, Housing Providers work with the household and other service providers in the community to engage and support these households. Thank you to all the providers who interact with our system as we work to ensure everyone has a safe, stable place to call home.

We also want to acknowledge Wells Fargo for donating $75,000 to support housing access and resources through Coordinated Entry for people experiencing homelessness in metro Denver. We sincerely thank you for this investment in our community.

OneHome is the Coordinated Entry System for the Metro Denver region. Coordinated Entry is a client-centered process that partners with service providers and community members to assess and identify the housing needs of people experiencing homelessness. Coordinated Entry matches individuals, youth, and families to the appropriate housing resources available while elevating client choice. Metro Denver’s Coordinated Entry System serves all people experiencing homelessness.

Updated Alternate Process Form for Coordinated Entry

The Alternate Process Form for our OneHome Coordinated Entry System has been updated as of June 26, 2024. Please use this updated form moving forward. Access this form by navigating to Our Work - Coordinated Entry - Policies & Procedures.

To promote a person-centered approach to coordinated entry, our Alternate Process is available for individuals and families that meet at least one of the following criteria:

1. Persons who are unable to complete the standard assessment due to high-acuity mental health conditions or other inhibiting factors. Note that a signed Release of Information is still required to complete this process.

2. Persons for whom the current prioritization is incongruent with the actual vulnerability of the person surveyed; are there special circumstances or behaviors not captured by the standard assessment that may indicate additional vulnerabilities for this person?

3. Persons actively enrolled in a OneHome housing resource whose needs and/or preferences necessitate transfer and enrollment in an alternate housing program.

Learn more about our Coordinated Entry System here.

OneHome Program Active in HMIS

OneHome program is now active in HMIS!  The revisions and updates have been made in OneHome and all HMIS end users who have completed the new Coordinated Entry (CE) training will now have access to the OneHome program again. Thank you for your patience, as the sunsetting of the VISPDAT was a big lift to revise the system. 

For any OneHome partners who use HMIS that have not yet taken the new CE training, the CE courses are still available in Talent LMS. Please complete those courses and take the short quiz to regain your access to the OneHome program in HMIS.  If you have not yet been assigned the new training, please send a request to hmishelp@mdhi.org.

If you have any issues with the new assessments or the OneHome program in HMIS, please reach out to HMIS Help at hmishelp@mdhi.org.

OneHome Coordinated Entry Office Hours

This is an optional office hour and is a great way to get any questions you may have answered by the OneHome team. Find the meeting link on our calendar.