Countdown to the Census: What Nonprofits Can Do To Increase Census Participation Webinar
2010 Census forms are set to be mailed to homes in mid-March, and
will impact community funding and political representation for a
decade. Join us for this timely and important 1/2 hour staff training to
discuss what exactly your nonprofit can do to help increase Census
participation among your participants. We'll do a review of what's
at stake for your community, define the barriers your participants
may face, and identify strategies and messages you can take back
to encourage full participation. RSVP now for one of our free repeat webinars listed below:
Tuesday,
March 2
10:00 a.m.
- 10:30 a.m.
Thursday,
March 4
12:00 p.m.
- 12:30 p.m.
Friday,
March 12
10:00 a.m.
- 10:30 a.m.
Children are the age group most undercounted in the Census
Children, especially young children, are the most likely to be undercounted in the 2010 Census. Since federal and other funding is distrubuted by using Census data, this means fewer resources for families in those communities. Include a focus on counting children, especially those in hard-to-count tracts in your Census messages. Check out some resources available by the Frontera Asset Building Network on how to count children accurately.
The Minnesota House voted to change the primary date to August 10th. The Senate unanimously passed this measure earlier and may vote to send the bill to Governor Pawlenty as early as next week. Pawlenty has expressed support for the moving of the primary date in order to comply with new federal law and to provide more time for military and overseas voters to get their ballots in on time.
Website will track live returns of Census forms
Track live returns of the U.S. Census forms starting March 2010 by using the U.S. Census Take 10 Map. The interactive map allows you to explore your community's participation rates in the 2000 Census as well as track returns of the 2010 Census. Check to see how your community is responding and compare with other communities across the state and nation.
Volunteer for the door knock in hard-to-count census track during Be Counted week
Be Counted week will conclude with a volunteer door knock in the areas that are most likely to be undercounted, on March 28th at 12pm at the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation. Elected officials and other organizations will be coming together to raise census awareness. Sign up now !
States get new option on how they count prisoners in redistricting
The Census Bureau has agreed to release prisoner population data to states before they redistrict. This information would give the states an option of how they count prisoners. Census Director Robert Groves made this decision after weeks of discussion with different public interest groups and Representative William Lacy Clay (D-MO). They called it an important first step in redirecting federal resources and representation back to urban communities.
