Transforming
Access to Housing
through CEA
The New Team!
King County welcomes a new CEA
team committed to ensuring a
successful transition to coordinated
entry for all.
Coordinated Entry for All Timeline
June
July
August
September
New CEA Team Starts
CEA Team continuing
referrals for families
and young adults
Begin referrals for
Single Adults to
Permanent
Supportive Housing
CEA fully launched
Continued Training
and Implement
Capacity Building Plan
Evaluation and
Analysis of CEA
Quarter 1 Data
Continue increased
Community-Based
Assessments
Ongoing RAP
Alignment and
Support
King County takes
over family and
young adult referrals
on June 27th
Assessment Training
Additional
Assessment Trainings,
including Cultural
Humility Training
RAPs Launch
Community-Based
Assessments begin by
June 27th
Increased
Community-Based
Assessments and
entered into HMIS
Regional Access Points (RAPs)
Five Regional Access Points to Launch Soon!
• Seattle- Catholic Community Service
• North Seattle (Meridian Center for Health)- Solid
Ground
• Kent- YWCA
• Federal Way- Multi-Service Center
• East King County location- still to be chosen
CEA Policies
 Agency Denials and Household Refusals
 External Fills
 Mobility
 Prioritization
 Updating Program Inventory
Coordinated Entry
Connect with
Housing & Services
Prioritization, Triage, Referral
Regionally-based
Assessment
RAP
Housing Assessors
RAP
Mobile Housing
Assessors
Community
Based Housing
Assessors
A Clear Path to Housing
Clear
Information
about where to
access resources
FROM
TO
Multiple waiting lists and dozens
of phone calls
One list for housing placement
TO
FROM
Different instructions based on
household make-up and current
circumstances
FROM
Transparency
about how the
system works
5 core locations for housing
assessments open to everyone with
additional assessment locations for
those unable to get to these sites.
TO
Different experiences based on
who you meet or where you
access services
Access to the same resources at
every CEA location
FROM
TO
Inconsistent policies, especially
for different household types
Clear, consistent policies for all
aspects of CEA
A Clear Path to Housing, cont’d
FROM
Reduce barriers to More than 100 separate criteria
for homeless programs just
housing
related to evictions and criminal
records, causing a disparate
impact on communities of color.
TO
Lowered and standardized criteria
for eligibility for programs serving
homeless families and individuals,
limited to 5 criteria associated with
criminal records
TO
Provide resources
and housing for
people with all
types of needs
FROM
Limited options for type of
housing or resources depending
on where someone is asking for
support
More permanent housing created
through new CoC investments and
increased flexible resources (i.e.
Diversion) for people only needing
minimal supports to secure a safe
and stable home without needing to
enter shelter or other homeless
housing.
A Housing First Approach
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Behavioral Health
Education
Treatment Needs
Income
Landlord Relationship
Lowering Barriers to Programs:
Complex and unnecessary screening criteria was causing substantial challenges
in connecting families to housing through coordinated entry and had a disparate
impact on communities of color.
“The coordinated entry process does not screen people out for assistance
because of perceived barriers to housing or services, including, but not limited to,
lack of employment or income, drug or alcohol use, or having a criminal record.
In addition, housing and homelessness programs lower their screening barriers in
partnership with the coordinated entry process”
HUD Coordinated Entry Policy Brief
Commitment to Continuous
Improvement
Quiz
On what date does King County take over all
functions of Coordinated Entry?
A. July 1st
B. June 27th
C. Today after the meeting
Quiz
Who will be making the referrals for
Coordinated Entry for All?
A. Samantha
B. CCS staff
C. The three new King County Referral
Specialists (Asha, Alex, and Jennell)
Quiz
When can single adults start getting
assessments through CEA?
A. Tomorrow
B. July 1st
C. June 27th
Mingle Q&A
CEA General Email
[email protected]
CEA Website
www.kingcounty.gov/cea