[MARHMIS] Vulnerability Index Tools for Coordinated Assessment/ Centralized Intake
Good Morning All,
Here in Chester County, Pennsylvania we have been operating under a Coordinated Assessment model for a little over a year and are interested in putting together a vulnerability tool to use in our system. We have been reviewing several vulnerability indexes throughout the nation and were wondering who in the MARHMIS community is using a vulnerability index or self sufficiency assessment tool and how the continuum is using the data to refer individuals and families to services and housing in the community.
Below you will find bullet points of what we would like to find out about the tools your community is using currently.
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>What kind of tool is your community using (Vendor developed and/or Community developed)?
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>How many questions are used for assessment? (Is longer or short better; How detailed)
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>How is the tool delivered? (Outreach Team, Call Center, Housing Provider)
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>How is your community prioritizing client referrals to Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, Rapid Re-Housing, Permanent Housing, Supportive Service Providers, etc.?
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>How is your community using the data collected through the triage tool to make funding decisions or community interaction?
If anyone has anything else they would like to share about their community we would greatly appreciate any information.
Thank you in advance,
David A. Weathington
CCCIMS Program Coordinator
Chester County Department of Community Development
601 Westtown Road, Suite 365
West Chester,PA 19380
610-344-5411
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