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  • AIRS – Alliance of Information and Referral Systems
  • AHAR – Annual Homeless Assessment Report
  • APR – Annual Performance Report
  • ATA – Agency Technical Administrator
  • CAPER – Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
  • CES – Coordinated Entry System
  • CDBG – Community Development Block Grant CoC - Continuum of Care
  • CH – Chronically Homeless
  • CoC – Continuum of Care
  • DOB – Date of Birth
  • DQSC – Data Quality Sub-Committee
  • DV – Domestic Violence
  • ES – Emergency Shelter
  • ESG – Emergency Solutions Grant
  • EVHI – Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative
  • Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  • HMIS – Homeless Management Information System
  • HoH – Head of Household
  • HOPWA – Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
  • HPCC – Homeless Prevention Call Center
  • HUD – Housing and Urban Development
  • NOFA – Notice of Funding Availability PIT - Point in Time
  • NP - Non-Participating (Agency is listed as not using ServicePoint or no longer in operation)
  • PATH - Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
  • PPI – Personal Protected Information
  • PSH – Permanent Supportive Housing
  • RHY – Runaway and Homeless Youth
  • ROI – Release of Information
  • RRH – Rapid Re-Housing
  • SH – Safe Haven
  • SHP – Supportive Housing Program
  • SRO – Single Room Occupancy
  • SSI – Supplemental Security Income
  • SSN – Social Security Numbe
  • SSO – Supportive Services Only
  • SSVF – Supportive Services for Veteran Families
  • UDE – Universal Data Element
  • TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  • TFA – Temporary Financial Assistance
  • VASH – Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing
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    1. Helpdesk - Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
    2. Coordinated Entry

    Coordinated Entry

    Find guides, workflows, and documents related to Chicago's Coordinated Entry System and Skilled Assessors Project.

    Coordinated Entry System

    • CES Primary and Secondary Contact Form
    • Steps to Becoming a Skilled Assessor
    • Youth Eligibility for CES Assessment
    • Changes to the CES Assessment
    • Coordinated Entry System (CES) Contact Protocol
    • Coordinated Entry System (CES) and Call Center
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    Assessments

    • CES Assessment Eligibility Pre-Screener
    • Summary of Changes to the Standardized Housing Assessment (November 2017)
    • Chicago Continuum of Care - Standardized Housing Assessment
    • Chicago Continuum of Care - Standardized Housing Assessment (Polish)
    • Chicago Continuum of Care - Standardized Housing Assessment (Spanish)

    Workflows

    • Adding Referral Service Notes
    • Housing System Navigation Workflow
    • Chicago Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing Projects
    • Housing Provider Workflow for Chicago's Coordinated Entry System (CES)
    • Matching Team Workflow
    •  CES Self-Matching Process for SSVF Projects

    Vulnerability Index (VI) and Scoring Rubric

    • Individual Vulnerability Index (VI)
    • Family Vulnerability Index (VI)
    • Youth Vulnerability Index (VI)
    • Individual VI Scoring Rubric
    • Family VI Scoring Rubric
    • Youth VI Scoring Rubric
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