Denver considering temporary designated camping site for homeless

The majority of people who responded to a survey about the plan supported the idea, the city said.

DENVER — The city of Denver has a possible idea for those experiencing homelessness: Create an outdoor space where they all can gather.

City council is considering creating a temporary safe outdoor space where 50 to 100 people can stay at one time.

The majority of people in the city support that idea, according to the results of a survey put out by the city in late April.

Out of the 636 respondents, the city said 65.25%, or 415 people, strongly    support the city creating a "Temporary Safe Outdoor Space." The results show that another 17.77%  (113 people) somewhat support it.

Denver Homeless Out Loud (DHOL) has been advocating for an outdoor space for a while, but said they want it to be much bigger and called the city's proposal a photo opp.

>> The video above is about a proposal to built a supervised campsite for the homeless.

The survey was open from April 26 through  May 3 and was distributed through Denver's citywide Registered Neighborhood Organization (RNO), Inter Neighborhood Cooperation (INC), by the sponsoring organizations involved in the proposal, through newsletters/social media, and by several council offices. 

The survey says to respond to the risk of COVID-19 among those experiencing homelessness, Denver has spent more than $14 million to:

create two, new, 24/7 auxiliary shelters to create enough space for almost all shelter guests in Denver to socially distance 

transform existing overnight shelters into 24-hour spaces

provide health screening, a health clinic and other services at the new shelters

secure more than 550 hotel rooms, with services, for those with symptoms, positive tests or at high risk due to age or health

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