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The CES Assessment uses a standardized tool to evaluate the needs and vulnerabilities of those entering the system, providing a fair and consistent method for determining who needs the most assistance. A provider will conduct an assessment to thoroughly understand your current situation and needs. This assessment enables us to identify the most appropriate services and resources for you. Assessments are required for all households that wish to be placed on a regional list for services.

Please know that you can also be assessed and added to CES lists via your current service provider if they are a CES access point. CE access points (access points are CES participating agencies; meaning they can conduct the CES assessment and attend regional case conferencing meetings to advocate for their clients.). Access Point can be found at the bottom of this page.

If you do not have any service providers in your area, fill out a CES Help Request form to submit an assessment request to KSHC. When this request is received, the CES team will reach out to schedule an assessment with you.

After the assessment, you will be placed on the Community Queue (CQ)/CES list for housing program referrals in your region/the region you would like to be housed in. All individuals/families that are seeking housing services in a region will stay on that CES list for as long as needed/until safe and permanent housing is found.  However, households must be in contact with a service provider to remain on the list; each household is given 90 days (of inactivity) before they automatically expire off of the CES list.

TO STAY ON THE LIST, contact an access point in your area or the CES team; service providers with access to the CES database can perform a “check-in,” which restarts the 90 days of inactivity countdown.

While on the CES list, please be aware that referrals depend on provider availability, case manager capacity, and available funding. Therefore, there might be a waiting period before receiving a referral. It is important to note that a referral is not guaranteed, especially if there are more people seeking services than there are available resources, or if there are no available resources.

If you find housing while waiting for services, please reach out to the CES team and they will remove you from the list of individuals actively seeking services. Note that being removed from this list does not mean you cannot receive services in the future, it is simply saying you are not currently seeking housing services/are currently housed.

Mainstream Resources
The community queue is used to refer the most eligible and highest needs for CoC and/or ESG-funded housing programs as program openings arise. Please know, referrals are not guaranteed and depend on resource availability and program openings in the region. Programs not funded by ESG or CoC may not be included in the referral process.

If you have received a referral, the service provider you have been referred to will reach out to begin the program enrollment process.

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HUD Resource Finder

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Fleeing DV / Unsafe

Make sure you have reached out to Kansas Coalition against Sexual & Domestic Violence (KCSDV). Provided is the 24/7 (toll-free) Kansas Crisis Hotline. KCSDV is also a coalition network made up of a coalition of 25 member programs located all across the state of Kansas.
1-888-363-2287

Veterans

Make sure you have contacted the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans! This will connect you to a trained VA staff member near you!
877-424-3838

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