The Region Management feature enables a Count Administrator to split the Continuum of Care into jurisdictions and assign a "jurisdictional lead" to each of these sub-regions. Each region that is created is displayed as an option for people who register through the Volunteer Portal to participate in the count. 

These jurisdictional leads can create count teams, define the coverage areas for these count teams, and assign surveyors to these teams. During the count, these leads can monitor the incoming data submitted by any surveyor assigned to their region and address data quality issues as they occur. View the Roles and Responsibilities of Jurisdictional Leads guidance for more details on this role and the tools and resources available to support it. 

The Region and Count Team Management features...

  • Help ensure the CoC is properly canvassed
    Count Administrators can select census tracts from the map-based interface to define the area(s) to be canvassed by count teams. Quotas can be established for the total number of surveyors needed as well as the number of people with cars that would be willing to drive.
  • Can be integrated with the Surveyor Registration Portal 
    If the region also chooses to include the Surveyor Registration Portal, then surveyors can choose the region(s) within the CoC where they would be willing to surveyor and the regional administrator can then use the information provided during the registration to help determine where the surveyor should be assigned. Regions can also be locked down once the quota is reached. 
  • Help spread out the work of managing the count
    While CoC Count Administrators can see all incoming data, a Regional Count Admin has a restricted view into the command center that limits the volume of survey information to only include the surveys gathered by surveyor assigned to his or her designated geographic-region within the CoC.

Additional guidance on managing Regions and Count Teams can be found here.