Thirteen weeks ago, a resource made for New York’s North Country was launched and since its inception there has been constant development, updates, and growth. First, the site’s audience expanded from primarily connecting individuals and families in crisis to service providers in the region. The beginning of that paradigm shift is reflected in the November 2020 update. Next, the site received additional resources for those in crisis as well as additional forms and resources for Continuum of Care (CoC) Service Providers in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties. In addition to new content, the existing content received some improved styling to help with readability, navigation, and to improve the overall user experience. The December 2020 update highlights those updates. Read more below about the changes that have been made since December!
Updates To CoC Provider Resources
Developers updated the resources for service providers in New York’s North Country and improved the page’s organization. The most significant addition to the resources page are the two new assessments for the Coronavirus Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG CV). One assessment is for singles in crisis and the other assessment is for families in crisis. In addition to the new resources, the style of the resources page was improved to help users navigate the different categories of resources. Lastly, The development team reorganized content to improve the readability of the content.
Links For Quick Access
In addition to the new content, the development team also created the following links for users to access specific parts of the website without having to navigate to the resources. All the user needs to do is click the link and access the resource.
- Learn more about Coordinated Entry (CE) by going directly to the Introduction to CE Guide.
- In the Coordinated Entry System, only authorized users can view the CE Priority List. Send users directly to the Authorized User Form and the CE Priority list.
- Access the resources for the Coronavirus Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG CV) and the assessment tool associated with participating programs.
- CoC Providers can also directly assess the normal Coordinated Entry Assessments.
- Lastly, users can learn more about Coordinated Entry by viewing the link Housing and Urban Development (HUD) resources.
Home Page Updates
The developers modified the landing page for the Points North Housing Coalition. The buttons on the landing page were relabeled to be shorter so the content is more mobile friendly.
Tell Us How We Are Doing
This website is a tool for our CoC service providers and members of the community. If you have feedback for the staff, we would love to hear it. Our goal is to improve this site and the user’s experience so together we can help individuals and families in crisis. Please use our Contact Us form to give us some feedback. If you would like a response, please include your contact information so staff can get back to you.
