Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Show Me the Money!

City Studies

Show Me the Money!

ICEbreaker

City Studies

ICEbreaker

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Who Makes Bail?

Urban Investigations

Who Makes Bail?

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.

Work Forced

Public Access Design

Work Forced

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Pay Up!

City Studies

Pay Up!

What Up With DAT?

Technical Assistance

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Get Money

City Studies

Get Money

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares