A by-name list is an unduplicated list of all people experiencing homelessness who access services in the area. It provides a single, more robust source of data that can be shared across agencies to better analyze and understand what is happening in this population and help inform responses. The HBNL is a tool used by cities across the US to help improve outcomes for communities working to address homelessness.

Coordinated Entry (CE) is a process to ensure that all people experiencing homelessness have fair and equal access to housing and assistance by being quickly identified, assessed, referred, and connected to housing programs. In Lane County, our Coordinated Entry system is a community, coordinated response to homelessness that allows households to receive a standard assessment to be added to a prioritization list for various housing programs.