Barthel, JordonBashir, AdilDanielson, ErinDiles, TaylorGriffin, LaraLetofsky, CaraMach, Dana2020-09-302020-09-302020-05https://hdl.handle.net/11299/216478Capstone paper paper for the fulfillment of the Master of Public Policy degree.Hennepin County began concentrated work to address homelessness in late 2006, and the resulting Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness marked a greater level of attention to the growing population of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the county. Since then, many revisions of this strategy have ultimately coalesced into the Hennepin County Coordinated Entry System. Under many of the guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, this system attempts to properly assess, refer, and house individuals and families staying in homeless shelters throughout the county, with the explicit goal of providing equitable housing services to the most vulnerable clients.enHennepin CountyHomelessnessHennepin County Coordinated Entry SystemU.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentThesis or Dissertation