Not on Our Watch!

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Not on Our Watch!

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Public Access Design

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Child Support?!

Making Policy Public

Child Support?!

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

A Fair Chance

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A Fair Chance

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.

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

Dick & Rick: A Visual Primer for Social Impact Design

Technical Assistance

Dick & Rick: A Visual Primer for Social Impact Design

Your School, Your Choice!

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Your School, Your Choice!

Step Right Up

City Studies

Step Right Up

We're Watching

Public Access Design

We're Watching

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Social Security Risk Machine

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Social Security Risk Machine

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Making Policy Public

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC