The Denver Department of Housing Stability is asking for the public’s input on how the city should work to address affordable housing and homelessness resolution over the next five years.

Through the next month, community members can fill out a survey about strategic planning goals in four key areas: homelessness resolution, housing stability, housing opportunity and operations.

The survey asks residents about whether they want affordable housing and temporary managed homeless campsites in their neighborhoods, in addition to rating their priorities for supporting homeless residents, reducing evictions, expanding home ownership and more.

This is the latest part of HOST’s five-year strategic planning process launched last year to address affordable housing and homelessness in Denver.

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Denver’s housing crisis, the city was already struggling before the pandemic began, with a record 4,000 homeless residents living in the city in 2020 and drastically increasing costs of living year-over-year.

HOST will use the results from the survey, in addition to input from several stakeholder groups, to draft its plan.

An initial draft of the plan will be released for public review and comment late this summer, prior to the final plan’s presentation to Denver City Council for approval in November.

The community survey will be open through June 24. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Arabic and Vietnamese.