Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

The Cargo Chain

Making Policy Public

The Cargo Chain

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.

Bottled Up

City Studies

Bottled Up

The Fresh Producers

Urban Investigations

The Fresh Producers

Air it Out

City Studies

Air it Out

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It

Fast-Tracked

Urban Investigations

Fast-Tracked

Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter