We Design
Better Policies & Services
Project Case Studies
We partner with federal and municipal agencies to research, design, and test new public services. We also work with philanthropies and academic institutions to develop human-centered strategies for social innovation.
Children’s Services Change Management
NYC Administration of Children's Services
Design Tools for Mental Health
Mental Health Association of New York City and NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Students in Temporary Housing
NYC Department of Education
Homeless Services
City of Philadelphia
Public Benefits Access
NYC DOE Office of Community Schools and Single Stop
Veterans’ Experience
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jail & Opioid Use
Louisville Metro Government
Veteran Mental Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Affordable Housing
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
High-Need Student Services
NYC Department of Education
School Choice
NYC Department of Education
Digital Services
NYC Mayor's Office of Digital Strategy
Medicare Beneficiary Communications
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Have a problem to Solve?
The Public Policy Lab is a mission-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to designing policy and services with and for low-income and at-risk communities. If you have a problem to solve, or if you’d like to dream up a project together, get in touch— we’d love to talk.