Housing Navigation Infrastructure & Strategies

Housing navigation is a defining capability of modern homelessness response systems. When pathways from eligibility to placement are structured and visible, communities reduce delays, improve coordination, and support more predictable housing outcomes.

This topic explores the infrastructure behind effective navigation — including shared housing search practices, cross-agency workflows, and placement pipeline visibility. Navigation is more than a frontline function; it is system infrastructure that shapes how reliably communities translate resources into housing.

Unlocked: How Indianapolis Centralized Rehousing Through HomeNow Indy

Unlocked: How Indianapolis Centralized Rehousing Through HomeNow Indy

Breya Birdsong (fourth from the left) and the RDOOR team receive formal recognition for the impact they have had creating and implementing HomeNow Indy. Birdsong, VP of Rental Assistance Programs, shares her expertise and experience in this article.

Building trust, system capacity, and faster rehousing through shared infrastructure

In our Unlocked series, we highlight communities that have rethought how housing systems operate—moving away […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:52:40-07:00January 28th, 2026|Housing Search & Navigation, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|Comments Off

Unlocked: How Cincinnati’s CoC Centralized Housing Navigation and Opened More Doors for Households in Need

Unlocked: How Cincinnati’s CoC Centralized Housing Navigation and Opened More Doors for Households in Need

In communities across the country, decentralized landlord engagement has long created bottlenecks: duplicated cold calls, missed unit opportunities, siloed relationships, and clients stuck with too few options. Cincinnati and Hamilton County decided to change that.

In this second installment of Unlocked, our series highlighting communities that are expanding housing access by centralizing landlord engagement, we spoke with Strategies to End Homelessness (STEH) and their RentConnect Manager, Tiffany Gehrlich, […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:55:08-07:00December 4th, 2025|Housing Search & Navigation, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|Comments Off

Empowering Client Choice with Padmission Connect

Empowering Client Choice with Padmission Connect

In communities across the country, Padmission Connect is helping housing programs put choice back into the hands of the people they serve. With the Map Search feature, participants and their case managers can work together—within one secure platform—to find housing that truly fits their needs, supports, and goals.

This isn’t just about finding an available unit. It’s about finding the right home in the right place, faster and with less […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:49:22-07:00November 24th, 2025|Housing Search & Navigation|Comments Off

Unlocked: How Partnership Home Uses Padmission Connect to Strengthen Landlord Engagement

Unlocked: How Partnership Home Uses Padmission Connect to Strengthen Landlord Engagement

At Padmission, we know that every step toward ending homelessness matters. Across the country, our partners are unlocking new opportunities for landlords, providers, and participants to connect, collaborate, and create stable housing solutions.

That’s why we launched Unlocked—a blog series highlighting how communities are putting Padmission tools into action. Each feature celebrates lessons learned, partnerships strengthened, and doors opened for people seeking housing.

Our first Unlocked story takes us to Texas, where […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:45:47-07:00October 16th, 2025|Housing Search & Navigation, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|Comments Off

New Map Search for Desktop and Mobile

New Map Search for Desktop and Mobile

Location, location, location. Spatial visibility is a core requirement of effective and coordinated housing search. Understanding where units are located, how they relate to services and social supports, and which are actively available supports informed housing decisions and enables client choice.

In many systems, location data exists but is disconnected from housing workflows, limiting its usefulness for navigation and coordination.

Padmission Connect integrates map-based housing […]

By Kevin McKee|2026-02-06T09:36:27-07:00April 6th, 2022|Product Updates & New Features|Comments Off

Landlord Incentives: HOM Survey Results

Landlord Incentives: HOM Survey Results

We’re seeing some amazing work around the country by leaders in homeless services systems around landlord engagement in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Fortunately, HUD Notice CPD-20-08, Waivers and Alternative Requirements for the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Under the CARES Act, provides the field with alternative requirements and flexibilities under the CARES Act, including for landlord incentives. Incentivizing landlords to participate in housing programs, and […]

By Mike Shore|2025-12-16T10:51:22-07:00October 16th, 2020|Housing Search & Navigation, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|Comments Off

Re-Order and Delete Images Update

Re-Order and Delete Images Update

Admiration and Gratitude

We just wanted to send a quick note to express our genuine admiration and sincere gratitude for the work that you and your colleagues are doing – always, but especially now. Please be safe and stay well.

Feature Update

We’ve rolled out some new functionality that gives property managers and housing locators more control in organizing images for properties. Click on the image below to launch a quick YouTube video […]

By Mike Shore|2026-01-13T16:22:46-07:00March 31st, 2020|Product Updates & New Features|Comments Off

Property Engagement and Housing Search Assistance

Property Engagement and Housing Search Assistance

As homeless services systems scale permanent housing interventions like Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Rehousing (RRH) in communities, there is a tremendous opportunity and need to strengthen and align efforts in landlord engagement and housing search assistance. On May 15, 2020, HUD issued guidance on the HUD Exchange to Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients and Continuums of Care (CoCs) on developing a “

By Mike Shore|2026-02-18T16:50:43-07:00March 8th, 2020|Housing Search & Navigation, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships, Rental Assistance Administration & System Design|Comments Off