Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Step Right Up

City Studies

Step Right Up

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Making Policy Public

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Bronx Be Well

Urban Investigations

Bronx Be Well

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

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.

Fast-Tracked

Urban Investigations

Fast-Tracked

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

From Cellblock to Your Block

Urban Investigations

From Cellblock to Your Block

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment