Services
The San Joaquin Continuum of Care includes dozens of participant organizations operating throughout San Joaquin County. These agencies form the backbone of our local system of housing and services for those experiencing homelessness, collectively serving thousands of unduplicated households each year.
If you have questions or would like more information about homeless services offered within the San Joaquin Continuum of Care, please Contact Us.
Homeless Services Map
Coordinated Entry
The San Joaquin County Coordinated Entry System (CES) of the San Joaquin Continuum of Care (SJCoC) facilitates the coordination and management of resources and services for the homeless. The function of CES is to quickly and equitably connect the highest need, most vulnerable persons in San Joaquin County to available housing and supportive services, in order to rapidly resolve their housing crisis and make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in our region. In San Joaquin County, Family Resource and Referral Center is the administrator of CES through their 211 San Joaquin program. The SJCoC has adopted a “no wrong door” approach to coordinated entry, in which a homeless family or individual can present at any homeless housing and service provider in the geographic area but is assessed using the same tool and methodology so that referrals are consistently completed across the SJCoC. This means that in San Joaquin County, CES is not focused on moving households from the streets into shelter but rather from shelter into permanent housing.
You can download a copy of the most recent revision to the SJCoC CES Policies and Procedures manual below.
Notice of Project Opening
For services providers wishing to notify the Coordinated Entry System of an opening in one of their projects, please complete the form linked below and e-mail to 211sj@frrcsj.org.
Client Referral to Coordinated Entry
For services providers wishing to refer a client to the Coordinated Entry System, please complete please complete the form linked below and e-mail to 211sj@frrcsj.org.
CES is a requirement for all US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuums of Care (CoC) as established by the HEARTH Act of 2009. It is designed to more effectively address the local response to homelessness by:
- Helping people move through the system faster by matching individuals and families to the right programs
- Reducing new entries into homelessness by offering prevention and diversion resources
- and Improving data collection and quality by providing accurate information on what kind of assistance consumers need.
Coordinated Entry is intended to act as the referral point to various permanent housing programs. Those in need of services contact an Access Point, typically an emergency shelter or 211 SJ, to complete an assessment. The household will receive the same assessment regardless of which Access Point they engage. This assessment provides information on the household’s vulnerability and length of time experiencing homelessness, which is used to prioritize households for placement. After completing the assessment, the household is placed in a queue of households eligible to receive a referral into various housing programs. Once a housing program has an opening, the CES will provide the agency with a referral from the queue of those assessed, based upon the program’s eligibility criteria and the household’s vulnerability. Coordinated Entry prioritizes the most vulnerable households who also meet the eligibility requirements of available housing programs.
Resources Linked on This Section:
- 1. Link: 211 San Joaquin County Homepage
- 2. PDF: "No Wrong Door" Additional Requirements for a Continuum of Care Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System
- 3. PDF: SJCoC CES Policies and Procedures
- 4. PDF: CES Notice of Project Opening
- 5. PDF: CES Referral Form
- 4. Link: Vulnerability Index - Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool
Community Connections
Community Connections SJC is the first ever San Joaquin County online resource guide, referral and volunteer system built to put resources in the hands of those who need them. From Nonprofits to those in need–and even those who have something to give, Community Connections has the ability to connect us all, in one, simple to use web-based system.
Visit communityconnectionssjc.org/category to access their online database of services within San Joaquin County.