Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

Lunchroom Digest

City Studies

Lunchroom Digest

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

A Bet on Debt

City Studies

A Bet on Debt

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Making Policy Public

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Print A Bet on Debt

In New York City, more than one in six adults – about 1 million people – have at least one student loan. Collectively, these New Yorkers owe $34.8 billion! 

In the spring of 2019, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Elizabeth Peralta and Grace Beniquez’s internship class at the International Community High School (ICHS) in the Bronx to dig deep into the issue of student loan debt and its impact on students and their families. To investigate, students got out of the classroom to speak to community members, interviewed stakeholders working on the issue, and created art to visualize the potential pitfalls of student loans. 

Students created this booklet to teach others what they learned and to help other students and their families navigate the complicated world of student loans and debt. 

Swipe Out

Urban Investigations

Swipe Out

Voice Recognition

Urban Investigations

Voice Recognition

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

Public Access Design

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Making Policy Public

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Making Policy Public

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Stand Up to Clean Up!

Public Access Design

Stand Up to Clean Up!