Elevated Denver

Elevated Denver is fundamentally reshaping the way we tackle the homelessness crisis. We put power in the hands of those with lived expertise, using their insights to create sustainable solutions driven by real-time, user-experience data. Our method isn’t about temporary fixes; it’s about creating viable, long-lasting,  community-responsive solutions.

We have produced two seasons of the Elevated Denver Podcast, illuminating key issues around homelessness and bringing multiple stories of homelessness to light. We have also conducted in-depth interviews with over 50 members of the Denver community who are or who have experienced homelessness, presenting interim findings to the Mayor’s team, City Council members, and leaders of direct homeless service providers. 

With your support, we can conduct 30+ additional interviews, making our Community Landscape the most robust qualitative dataset on homelessness in the country, and providing deep understanding of what folks need and where the system is breaking down. Additionally, we’re launching our first Collaboratory, a three-month design sprint with lived experts, business leaders, government agents and nonprofit providers to create our first micro-solution. 

This is a groundbreaking model for innovation, cross-sector collaboration, and community engagement, one that challenges the status quo and brings about lasting change. By joining our community and supporting Elevated Denver, you can be an integral part of the solution. Together, we can create an Elevated Denver, where the power of storytelling and human-centered design cultivates lasting change.