Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

The Who in the Q!

Urban Investigations

The Who in the Q!

The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Urban Investigations

The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Displaced From This Place?

Urban Investigations

Displaced From This Place?

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

Public Access Design

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

Print A Fair Chance

Finding a job after you’re released from prison is difficult. Some employers discriminate against people with criminal records, and explaining a gap in your resume is tricky. New York City recently passed the Fair Chance Act to protect formerly incarcerated New Yorkers from employment discrimination, but figuring out what employers can and can’t do under the new legislation can be confusing. What is and isn’t legal for employers to ask when hiring? What are your options if you think that an employer has treated you unfairly because of your criminal record? 

CUP teamed up with VOCAL-NY, designer Lizania Cruz, and illustrator Natalie Ramirez to create A Fair Chance, a guide to help formerly incarcerated people understand their rights under the Fair Chance Act, advocate for themselves, and hold employers accountable. The guide gives steps that people can take to strengthen their employment applications and connect to professional services to support them. 

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Get Money

City Studies

Get Money

Social Security Risk Machine

Making Policy Public

Social Security Risk Machine

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

The Wait

Urban Investigations

The Wait

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares