Coordinated Intake (CI) is a collaborative process that provides families with a single point of entry for home visiting programs within a community.
Trained Coordinated Intake workers serve as a hub for home visiting, assessing families’ needs, referring them to an appropriate home visiting program, and tracking what happens to the referrals.
Coordinated Intake (CI) workers know home visiting program eligibility criteria for all agencies in their community area and can connect families with the program best meeting their needs. CI is supported by a variety of funding streams.
IDHS-DEC Coordinated Intake is available in the following Illinois communities: Chicago; East St. Louis/St. Clair County; Englewood/Southside Chicago; Kane County; Macon County; Peoria/Tazewell County; Stephenson County; Vermilion County; and Winnebago County.
Illinois Department of Human Services-Division of Early Childhood Home Visiting (IDHS-DEC HV) program has been invested in coordinated intake and community systems building since the inception of DEC HV.
See below for a Coordinated Intake toolkit, logic model, and reports on best practices.
A Coordinated Intake Assessment Tool (CIAT) is utilized by all Illinois DEC HV communities when recruiting participants. Non-IDHS-DEC HV programs may use it as well.
To learn more about Learning Communities contact the IDHS, DEC, BHV Home Visiting and Coordinated Intake Systems Manager, Laura Beavers.
To connect with our CPRD CI, Research Program Coordinator, Janiene Garcia.
