It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It

Swipe Out

Urban Investigations

Swipe Out

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Making Policy Public

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Draw the line!

Technical Assistance

Draw the line!

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.

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

What is asylum?

Making Policy Public

What is asylum?

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

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Public Access Design

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What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA