Thursday, March 2, 2017 4:18PM
Enrolling in NYC public high schools is an overwhelming and difficult process. There are over 600 schools students can choose from and not all of them may be the right one. Many immigrant students and their families don’t know that they have the right to ask for help ...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:46PM
CUP is thrilled to announce our Making Policy Public collaborations for 2017! We will work with four groups of inspiring designers and advocates to break down complex policy issues so that more people can be involved in the decision-making impacting their ...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:07PM
Choosing where to live, who to live with, and how to live one’s life are basic rights. But for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) it can be particularly difficult to access those rights. In the past, living with family or in group homes may ...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 4:43PM
CUP is excited to announce the 2017 Public Access Design Fellows.
The incoming group of designers and artists will work with CUP over the coming year, and learn about our participatory design methods. Several of the fellows will also get ...
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 4:53PM
When our communities are under attack, accessible and reliable information becomes more important than ever. As our immigrant communities face new challenges and restrictions on their liberty, we wanted to highlight resources from the CUP archives that may be useful in the ...
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Friday, January 6, 2017 4:15PM
CUP on the air! In December, we spent an afternoon at the WNYC studios as a guest on The Leonard Lopate Show.
Listen to our director, Christine Gaspar, discuss the themes explored in “By the People: Designing for a Better America,” like affordable housing, food ...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 12:38PM
This holiday season, CUP has you covered! We have two new products, available for a limited time only.
This pint-sized bundle of our Public Access Design products is perfect for the justice-seeker on the go! The pack features seven of our print Public ...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 4:25PM
Click here to help meet the increasingly urgent need for CUP’s work today.
Dear Friend of CUP,
In 2015, a young woman in the Bronx faced her landlord’s lawyer, alone, in Housing Court. She owed back rent, and was asking for extra time to pay it, and for the ...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 10:54AM
Getting a jump-start on gift giving season? Give the gift of CUP!
Our Making Policy Public Box Set features 14 of our most recent Making Policy Public projects. At more than 30% off, it’s the perfect gift for the urban enthusiasts and policy aficionados in your ...
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This election year has been a sad and challenging time for those of us working to dismantle the systems that create and maintain inequity in our society.
We will recover, regroup, and redouble our efforts in the days ahead. In the mean time, below are some resources that may ...
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Thanks to everyone who came to our Annual Benefit on October 13th and helped to make it such a success! Over 300 community advocates, artists, designers, and other urban enthusiasts came together to celebrate 15 years of CUP. A big thanks also to all ...
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Three CUP projects are now available in additional languages!