Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Get Money

City Studies

Get Money

Fast-Tracked

Urban Investigations

Fast-Tracked

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Making Policy Public

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

We Are Public Housing

Making Policy Public

We Are Public Housing

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

2022

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CUP and Teaching Artist Christopher Lopez are collaborating with classroom teacher Mr. Mark Leffler and his 12th grade computer science students at International Community High School (ICHS) in the Bronx to explore the issue of Big Data and its use by the NYPD. 

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In the past several weeks, CUP launched two Urban Investigations with students to explore social justice issues impacting New Yorkers.

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This winter, CUP collaborated with over 200 students from the International Community High School (ICHS) to investigate social justice issues impacting their community. On Friday, February 4th, ICHS students debuted their final products to the public!

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This year’s cohort of designers and artists will work with CUP to learn about community-engaged design methods. And through the Public Access Design program, select fellows will also get to collaborate with CUP and our advocacy partners to create a visual tool that ... more

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We’re thrilled to announce our latest round of Making Policy Public collaborations! Over the course of a year, we’ll be working with this stellar group of advocacy organizations and designers to create large fold-out posters that explain complex ... more

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We pulled together an all-star group of jurors to help us select our next CUP Fellow for Change in Design! This year we are joined by: Jerome Harris, Annika Izora, and Marisa Hetzler (clockwise from top left).

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We’re now accepting applications for the 2022 CUP Fellowship for Change in Design!

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Every nonprofit has a board. But what are they even for? Ideally, the board helps guide and support the organization to achieve its mission and navigate challenges. We’re lucky to have a board that does that and more.

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Meet our co-chairs! Sabrina Hall and Ariel Fausto bring different backgrounds and perspectives to the CUP board, but both are committed to the power of design to make positive change.

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Just before Covid struck, our board chair let us know he planned to step down soon. Two months later, we were in full quarantine mode, and he very generously agreed to stay on longer to help us navigate the pandemic and put our new leadership structure in place.

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

Not on Our Watch!

Making Policy Public

Not on Our Watch!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Who Makes Bail?

Urban Investigations

Who Makes Bail?