How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

Is College For Me?

Public Access Design

Is College For Me?

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

In the Streets!

Urban Investigations

In the Streets!

Store Stories

City Studies

Store Stories

Rent Regulation Rights

Making Policy Public

Rent Regulation Rights

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.

Bodega Down Bronx

Urban Investigations

Bodega Down Bronx

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

A Bet on Debt

City Studies

A Bet on Debt

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Is Your Home Making You Sick?

Making Policy Public

Is Your Home Making You Sick?

Not on Our Watch!

Making Policy Public

Not on Our Watch!

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights