The Coordinated Entry System is a standardized, community-wide process that ensures people experiencing homelessness can quickly access housing and assistance by providing fair, equitable, and consistent assessment, prioritization, and referral to the most appropriate services based on their needs and strengths.
In San Luis Obispo County Continuum of Care, Coordinated Entry is closely integrated with the community’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Coordinated Entry activities — such as assessments, prioritization, referrals, and housing matches — are coordinated and documented through HMIS to support system-wide collaboration and transparency. However, not all HMIS activity is related to Coordinated Entry, as HMIS is also used for broader homeless services data collection, program management, and reporting functions across the Continuum of Care. Likewise, Coordinated Entry is not limited only to HMIS, as it also includes community partnerships, case conferencing, provider collaboration, housing navigation, and coordinated decision-making processes that occur outside of the database itself.
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