Is There A Pattern?

Urban Investigations

Is There A Pattern?

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

We Own It

Making Policy Public

We Own It

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Making Policy Public

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Care Aware

City Studies

Care Aware

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It

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.

Making the Grade

Urban Investigations

Making the Grade

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up

Now Boarding

Urban Investigations

Now Boarding

Soak It Up!

City Studies

Soak It Up!

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance