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.
The Coordinated Intake Assessment Tool (CIAT) is a standardized tool used by Illinois Coordinated Intake Communities to streamline referrals and simplify data collection. The tool helps ensure families are connected to appropriate services and support while allowing communities to collect consistent information. The CIAT can also be customized to meet local community needs.
For more information on Coordinated Intake, please contact the Coordinated Intake Home Visiting System Manager, Laura Beavers.
To connect with our Coordinated Intake Research Program Coordinator with the Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD), please contact, Janiene Garcia.
