Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

Care Aware

City Studies

Care Aware

Print From Shelter to Apartment

Over a hundred thousand individuals and families find themselves in the New York City shelter system every year. In addition to the stress and emotional toll that’s caused by homelessness, these individuals must also navigate the daily challenges and requirements of shelter living and are often vulnerable to unfair treatment from shelter staff and unsuitable living conditions.

CUP teamed up with the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center, and design studio 13 milliseconds to create a foldout poster that breaks down people’s rights in homeless shelters and the different programs available to help them leave shelter and find affordable permanent housing. It also provides resources on other services shelter residents may have access to, like transportation benefits and storage grants, and what to do when your rights have been violated.

In 2020, CUP worked with the Safety Net Project again to adapt this guide into Spanish. You can find that here

Break it Down!

Making Policy Public

Break it Down!

Free For All?

City Studies

Free For All?

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Field Guide to Federalism

City Studies

Field Guide to Federalism

I Heart East New York

Urban Investigations

I Heart East New York

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment