Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

Yours to Keep

Making Policy Public

Yours to Keep

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Is There A Pattern?

Urban Investigations

Is There A Pattern?

Social Security Risk Machine

Making Policy Public

Social Security Risk Machine

CUP is now accepting applications for Public Access Design!

CUP is now accepting applications for Public Access Design!

We’re looking for community and advocacy organizations who are working to address policy issues where the difficulty of understanding the issues is leading to social injustice. Together, we’ll collaborate with designers to break down complex problems into an accessible, culturally appropriate visual tool that you can share with the communities you work with.

Public Access Design projects are intensive 4 to 6-month collaborations with CUP, a designer, and an NYC-based community organization. Collaborations result in a pocket-sized guide that breaks down and demystifies a complex social justice issue. Projects are concise in scope and often cover urgent topics. Organizations will receive 1,000 free copies of the project.

We’re looking for organizations who work directly with the people impacted by the issue and who can directly distribute the completed booklet or poster to those people. Applicants should be interested in engaging in a collaborative design process and, most importantly, should be interested in explaining an aspect of public policy! 
We define public policy broadly proposed projects can address: 

• policies (like like the right to safe housing in prison for TGNCNB individuals)

• systems (like navigating the various housing vouchers), or

• processes (like getting your stuff back after and arrest)

Applications are due by Monday, April 4 at 11:59pm EST.

Ready to Apply? Click here to start your application.

Questions? Click here to watch our webinar.

Air Fair?

City Studies

Air Fair?

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It

We're Watching

Public Access Design

We're Watching

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

The Deciders

City Studies

The Deciders

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Bronx Be Well

Urban Investigations

Bronx Be Well