Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Free For All?

City Studies

Free For All?

What You Need To Know About ACS

Making Policy Public

What You Need To Know About ACS

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Print La Guía de la Asistencia Pública

For nearly 350,000 New Yorkers, public assistance is vital lifeline for staying sheltered and fed. But wading through the maze of paperwork and appointments required to apply for benefits is an intimidating process. And applying is just the beginning: to keep their benefits, applicants have to keep track of regular appointments, complicated paperwork, and strict work requirements. If applicants have trouble navigating this system on their own, they risk missing out on the benefits they depend on to get by. 

CUP, the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center, and design studio All Other Services joined forces to create a fold-out poster that breaks down how to apply for and keep public assistance. Your Guide to Welfare in NYC is the first guide of its kind to present all of the information public assistance applicants need together in one place. Each part of the application process is visualized in easy-to-follow steps, including the kind of documents you need to apply and what to expect at benefits appointments. Information on how to deal with application problems is also included, so people can be prepared to protect the benefits they need to survive.

You can get your English language copy here.

Whose Art?

City Studies

Whose Art?

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

Field Guide to Federalism

City Studies

Field Guide to Federalism

I Heart East New York

Urban Investigations

I Heart East New York

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

The Cargo Chain

Making Policy Public

The Cargo Chain