Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

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Public Access Design

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Level Up

City Studies

Level Up

Bodega Down Bronx

Urban Investigations

Bodega Down Bronx

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

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.

Voice Recognition

Urban Investigations

Voice Recognition

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Is Justice For All?

City Studies

Is Justice For All?

Is There A Pattern?

Urban Investigations

Is There A Pattern?

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party