Rent, Rights, and Repairs

Public Access Design

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

City Studies

Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

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 Trash

City Studies

Fast Trash

In the Streets!

Urban Investigations

In the Streets!

Store Stories

City Studies

Store Stories

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights