Madison / Dane County CoC Coordinated Entry - Housing Services

The follow trainings and resources are available to support users of the Madison / Dane County Coordinated Entry system:

Tier-1: Initial assessment and Shelter and Street Outreach enrollment

Overnight shelters and street outreach should collect responses to the Madison / Dane CoC CE enrollment fields on their project enrollment screen in Clarity HMIS. This information, along with a households HMIS history, is used for Tier-1 prioritization and if these fields are not complete, accurate, and current, the household will not be appropriately considered for CE housing opportunities. More information is available at this link and in the CE-Housing Services Workflow guide.

Tier- 2: Additional Assessment and Referral

Madison / Dane CE Workflow Guide - Click this link to download a paper copy of workflow guide.

Monitoring and reporting

Tier-1 Data Completeness - Use this report to assess data completeness for the Madison / Dane CoC Coordinated Entry question on Street Outreach and Emergency Shelter enrollment screens that are used for Tier-1 assessment and prioritization.

Unfulfilled Tier-2 Invitations - Use this report to track clients with a Referral to scheduled Coordinated Entry Housing Needs Assessment. It reports the number of completed and unfulfilled Tier-2 invitations along with client details to help ensure referred clients in Street Outreach and Emergency Shelter are not missing housing opportunities.

CE User Training Video

Password: Clarity

Training time: approx 45 minutes. Updated 01/30/2025