CES Guidance
CES Guidance establishes standards of service delivery in alignment with high-level Coordinated Entry System (CES) policies. While LAHSA has previously engaged providers in workgroups and guidance development, we are pleased to launch a more systematic, transparent, and open process. The new guidance development process seeks to 1) Build guidance in alignment with principle-based CES policies, 2) Involve relevant subject matter experts, and 3) Create a nimble guidance development process that can respond to provider concerns and system shifts. The LAHSA team will facilitate a workgroup which will be composed of CES Policy Council members, relevant provider subject matter experts, and lived experience board members.
Guidance Status
The below Guidance remains in effect until further notice:
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To define the process and criteria used to prioritize and match (refer) people or households experiencing homelessness (PEH) to appropriate tenant-based and project-based Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) in the LA CES. |
Approved Date: June 28, 2023 Revised Date: September 24, 2025 |
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| CES Assessment Guidance |
To define the phased assessment process and tools used by homeless service providers within the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for all populations when engaging people experiencing homelessness (PEH) or at risk of homelessness and supporting them at each stage on the path to housing. |
Approved Date: May 24, 2023 Revised Date: December 04, 2024 |
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Guidance to identify persons to be prioritized from Access Centers for Housing Navigation and Time Limited Subsidies |
Approved Date: November 16, 2022 Revised Date: April 24, 2024 |
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To identify persons to be prioritized from Interim Housing for Housing Navigation and Time Limited Subsidies. |
Approved Date: September 28, 2022 Effective Date: October 1, 2022 |
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Prioritization and Matching Guidance for Transition Age Youth Transitional Housing |
To identify Youth to be prioritized for Transition Age Youth (TAY) Transitional Housing. |
Approved Date: March 22, 2023 Revised Date: November 29, 2023 |
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Establishes standards and principles for the transfer of a participating household from one Youth Transitional Housing (TH) program to a comparable Youth TH or Permanent Housing (PH) program via referral or Coordinated Entry System (CES) matching. |
Approved Date: December 15, 2021 |
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Establishes standards and principles for the transfer of a participating household from one permanent housing program to another permanent housing program via referral or Coordinated Entry System (“CES”) matching. |
Approved Date: July 28, 2021 |
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To identify the entry point or process that people experiencing homelessness (PEH) or people at-risk of homelessness use to access services available within the homeless services system, also known as the Coordinated Entry System (CES), for Adults, Families, and Youth. |
Approved Date: March 22, 2023 |
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| CES Interim Guidance | Summary | Status | Resources |
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Matching Participants with Disabilities to Fully Accessible Units |
This Guidance details new procedures to ensure that fully accessible units are reserved and matched to individuals with mobility and/or hearing/vision disabilities who need these features. Attachment A: Housing Vacancy Accessibility Checklist |
Issue Date: January 17, 2018 Effective Date: February 1, 2018 |
Interim Guidance Overview Webinar (Hosted Monday, January 22, 2018) |
