Care Aware

City Studies

Care Aware

Your Truth, Your Rights

Public Access Design

Your Truth, Your Rights

Housing Court Help

Public Access Design

Housing Court Help

Now Boarding

Urban Investigations

Now Boarding

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Museumopolis

Urban Investigations

Museumopolis

Print La Guía de la Asistencia Pública

For nearly 350,000 New Yorkers, public assistance is vital lifeline for staying sheltered and fed. But wading through the maze of paperwork and appointments required to apply for benefits is an intimidating process. And applying is just the beginning: to keep their benefits, applicants have to keep track of regular appointments, complicated paperwork, and strict work requirements. If applicants have trouble navigating this system on their own, they risk missing out on the benefits they depend on to get by. 

CUP, the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center, and design studio All Other Services joined forces to create a fold-out poster that breaks down how to apply for and keep public assistance. Your Guide to Welfare in NYC is the first guide of its kind to present all of the information public assistance applicants need together in one place. Each part of the application process is visualized in easy-to-follow steps, including the kind of documents you need to apply and what to expect at benefits appointments. Information on how to deal with application problems is also included, so people can be prepared to protect the benefits they need to survive.

You can get your English language copy here.

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Bronx Be Well

Urban Investigations

Bronx Be Well

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Public Access Design

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde