Community Toolkit for Addressing Unsheltered Homelessness
We encourage communities and government agencies to freely reproduce, share, and customize the tools, template, and policies listed here. CSH developed these resources based on materials created by Project HOME and the City of Philadelphia. These resources may be used by any community freely and without attribution to the authors.
Data & Analytics
Draft Policies
- Contact Sheet Guidance
- Data Collection, Management, and Entry Process
- HMIS and Outreach Data Integration Elements
- Priority List Procedures
Provider Tools
System Templates
Polices & Partners
Draft Policies
- Hospital Discharge Policy
- Missing Persons Policy
- Naloxone Policy
- Naloxone Storage & Usage Policy
- Outreach Emergency Policy
- Outreach Hours Policy
- Outreach to High Visibility Sites
- Placement of Vulnerable Individuals
- Placement Policy
- Priority List Policy
- Safe Transportation Policy
- Service Referral Policy
- Special Requests to Outreach Teams
- Substance Use Treatment Referral
- Supportive Housing Referral Policy
- Tracking When No Placement Available
Provider Tools
Agency Coordination
Provider Tools
- Naloxone Refill Form
- On Call Rotation – Outreach Workers
- Outreach Team Schedules: emergency
- Outreach Team Schedules: regular
- Outreach Training Requests
- Outreach Vehicle Listings & Details
- Outreach Worker List
- Outreach Zone Assignments
- Sample Outreach Training Agenda
- Shower Locations
- Significant Incident Report Template
Draft Policies
Communications
Provider Tools
- Be Smart Street Flyer (example)
- Job Description: Case Manager Supervisor
- Job Description: Evening Response Outreach Worker
- Winter Outreach Training Flyer
Draft Policies
System Templates