The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Urban Investigations

The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Know Your Lines

Making Policy Public

Know Your Lines

In the Streets!

Urban Investigations

In the Streets!

Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Print Is There A Pattern?

New York City must, by court order, provide temporary shelter to every person who asks. Currently, NYC spends about $1.8 billion a year on shelters, apartments, hotel rooms, and programs.

What is homelessness? How does the shelter system work? How does homelessness impact the City? What is the City’s responsibility?

In the spring of 2019, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Gabriella Coll and public high school students at Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy (KAPPA) International High School in the Bronx to dig deep into the issue of homelessness. To investigate, students wove textiles to depict the cycle of homelessness, surveyed community members, visited a shelter, and interviewed key stakeholders working on the issue. This booklet is a guide to what students learned about homelessness in NYC and their ideas for shaping a different future.

Let's Hang Out

Urban Investigations

Let's Hang Out

Swipe Out

Urban Investigations

Swipe Out

Making Change

City Studies

Making Change

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

If You Can Make It Here...

Urban Investigations

If You Can Make It Here...

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights