From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

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

Public Access Design

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

New School on the Block

City Studies

New School on the Block

Who Makes Bail?

Urban Investigations

Who Makes Bail?

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

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This summer, CUP has been collaborating with Teaching Artist Elliott Golden and students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center (RHCJC) to investigate the impacts of marijuana legalization on New Yorkers.

meet the…

Azia Francis is an 18-year-old student in New York City. She spent three years participating in CUP programs – including Let’s Hang Out (2019), Swipe Out (2020), and It’s Not Just in Our Heads (2021) - at her high school, ... more

open call

CUP is looking for skilled graphic designers, illustrators, or visual artists who are interested in social justice, demystifying policy, and meaningful collaboration!

open call

CUP is now accepting applications for Making Policy Public and Public Access Design! We’re looking for community and advocacy organizations who are working to address policy issues where the difficulty of understanding the issues is leading to social injustice. ... more

meet the…

Elliott Golden is a Brooklyn-based Teaching Artist and documentarian with a passion for pizza and a distaste for the Yankees. Elliott is a former CUP Teaching Artist Fellow and is currently collaborating with students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center to ... more

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Teaching Artist Hugo Rojas and students from Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School have been hard at work investigating how poverty impacts mental health in their community of West Farms, in the South Bronx.

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What is the digital divide? How does the lack of digital equity impact students doing remote learning? What could the future of digital learning look like?

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A huge thank you to all the amazing supporters who made our 2021 fundraising campaign a success!

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We’ve kicked off our latest collaboration with the Red Hook Community Justice Center!

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For our latest installment of, Meet the Designer, we chatted with designers Chloe Chang and D Wang Shi Zhao! Chloe and D Wang collaborated with CUP, the Bronx Defenders, and Legal Aid Society to create Your Truth Your Rights, a guide for Transgender, Gender ... more

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Catch up with past Change in Design Fellows:

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The new CUP Fellow for Change in Design is…Marisa Hetzler!

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

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Public Access Design

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

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Public Access Design

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