CORE COMPONENTS

The Southeast Georgia Coordinated Entry System (SEGCES) for adults, youth, and families is built on a set of common components.

Coordination: Through regional collaboration, SEGCES maximizes the efficiency and effectiveness of resources, creating an integrated and sustainable response to homelessness.

Entry Point: There is no wrong door to the system regardless of population or point of entry. Outreach teams, crisis housing, and access centers can all serve as entry points.

Common Approach: All services are person-centered focused on the goal of permanent housing, and place minimal requirements on the participant.

Information Sharing: The Homeless Management Information Sharing System (HMIS) database and regional collaborative meetings are used to eliminate duplication of services and coordinate resources.

Housing Navigation: Individuals/households are provided assistance in navigating the system toward their housing goals.

Linkage: Individuals/households are linked, or “matched” to the best suited services and housing to address their unique needs.

Prioritization: When housing resources are limited, individuals/households with the most severe needs are prioritized for the services and housing.

Housing Stabilization & Retention: Individuals/households receive short-term or indefinite supportive services to ensure experiences of homelessness are rare, brief, and non-reoccurring.