2025 Coordinated Entry Training Videos and Reading Materials - Eastern PA CoC

The new 2025 Coordinated Entry Training Video Series is required viewing for all new Coordinated Entry Specialists and a wonderful refresher for current Coordinated Entry Specialists. The Training Video Series includes:

1. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Connect to Home Eastern PA CE - CAT 1/4 Intake
2. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Connect to Home Homeless Prevention - CAT 2 Intake
3. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Finding and Using the CE Referral Partner Matrix
4. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Opening Conversation: Eligibility for CE/Safety Planning
5. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Documenting CE Head of Household and Family Member Info
6. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Making CE Referrals to Emergency Services
7. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Creating CE Intake Notes
8. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Editing an Existing CE Project Enrollment
9. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Navigating PA HMIS for Coordinated Entry Specialists
10. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Fielding the Housing Assessment Tool
11. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - HUD Definition of Disabling Condition
12. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - Head of Household Identification
13. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - HUD Category 1 Definition of Homelessness
14. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - HUD Category 2 Definition of Homelessness
15. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Training - HUD Category 4 Definition of Homelessness

A companion set of 12 reading materials includes a combination of Training Video slide decks and HUD resources that may be viewed or downloaded from the PA HMIS Training Folder in ClientTrack under PA HMIS Reading Materials:

1. CE Specialist Procedures - Fielding the Housing Assessment Tool
2. CE Specialist Procedures - Head of Household Identification
3. CE Specialist Procedures - Opening Conversation Updated 11.13.24
4. Connect to Home Coordinated Entry System Policies and Procedures Manual
5. Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry System Push By Name List Policies and Procedures
6. Eastern PA CoC Housing Assessment Tool Policies and Procedures
7. HUD Category 1 Definition of Homelessness
8. HUD Category 2 Definition of Homelessness
9. HUD Category 4 Definition of Homelessness
10. HUD Coordinated Entry Core Elements
11. HUD Definition of Disabling Condition
12. HUD Homeless Categories and Definitions

All of the Training Videos and Reading Materials are linked/posted in PA HMIS under the Home and Client PA HMIS Training menu in both Training and Production Environments and posted on the CoC YouTube Channel @dcedbalanceofstatecocs7569

• A special CE Training Office Hour will be held on June 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM. To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3VfokeBfRKO4xUr9qSFZag
• Questions about Coordinated Entry Training, Policies, and Procedures may be submitted here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CEAAQ

Get Connected, Stay Informed

Eastern PA CoC Coordinated Entry Landing Page: 
https://pennsylvaniacoc.org/balance-stateeastern-pa-coc/connect-home-coordinated-entry-system-eastern-pa

About Connect To Home
Connect To Home: Coordinated Entry System of Eastern PA (CES) coordinates and manages access, assessment, prioritization and referral to housing and services for any person(s) experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness in the following counties: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lebanon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Schuylkill, Somerset, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne and Wyoming.

Participation in CES is required for all projects funded by HUD Continuum of Care or Emergency Solutions Grants (including those administered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) and strongly encouraged for all other housing and service providers in order to ensure equitable and coordinated access for all.

Connect To Home CES of Eastern PA Call Center and Access Sites Updated 05.13.25

 
Please use and distribute the attached Call Center and Access Site list to your colleagues, program participants, and community members.

Connect To Home CES of Eastern PA Call Center and Access Sites Updated 05.13.25

Get Connected, Stay Informed

Coordinated Entry Specialist Training and Resources:
https://pennsylvaniacoc.org/connect-home-coordinated-entry-specialist-training-materials

Registration and Training for New Coordinated Entry Specialists:
https://pennsylvaniacoc.org/new-coordinated-entry-specialist-activation-process-and-training-materials

Connect to Home Public Information Webpage: 
https://pennsylvaniacoc.org/balance-stateeastern-pa-coc/connect-home-coordinated-entry-system-eastern-pa

About Connect To Home
Connect To Home: Coordinated Entry System of Eastern PA (CES) coordinates and manages access, assessment, prioritization and referral to housing and services for any person(s) experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness in the following counties: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lebanon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Schuylkill, Somerset, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne and Wyoming.

Participation in CES is required for all projects funded by HUD Continuum of Care or Emergency Solutions Grants (including those administered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) and strongly encouraged for all other housing and service providers in order to ensure equitable and coordinated access for all.