Census 2010: Get Prepared Now!
From Mobilize the Immigrant Vote!
Prepared by SIREN
Get prepared! The Census form will be mailed to your home around March 15 in a large envelope, and legally everyone in the United States must fill it out! To prepare you, your family and your household:
1) Save the envelope and fill out the form. Do not throw the envelope away!
2) Collect the first and last name of everyone in your household now (including family and non-family members living in granny units, garages, extra bedrooms, etc.)
3) Collect the dates of birth of each and every person in the household now, before your receive the Census form.
Remember that the Census is completely confidential and really easy to fill out. If we don’t all participate in Santa Clara County we stand to lose 1 billion dollars for such essential public services as schools, hospitals, roads, senior programs, child care, and public transportation in the next 10 years. Every person living in the United States needs to be counted.
You will receive your Census form in an envelope very similar to this:
The Census form is blue with black writing and it looks like this:
Please fill your Census form and return in the envelope that looks like the following:
Remember: WE ALL MOVE FORWARD WHEN YOU SEND IT BACK!
If you need any assistance please contact SIREN at 408-453-3003 ext.111.
Census 2010: You Are Worth $20,000 to Your Community
We are all worth at least 20,000 dollars for our community.
There is a lot at stake with the 2010 Census. The Census decides the distribution of more than 440 billion dollars annually to state and local governments. The undercount of the immigrant community in the 2000 Census cost billions of dollars in lost funding for our communities. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LET THAT HAPPEN IN 2010!
In Santa Clara County only 70% of our community was counted in the 2000 Census. This means about 540,000 people were not counted in the 2000 census! For every person that is not counted our community loses about $2,000 each year for ten years, totaling about $20,000 per person this decade. The Census 2000 undercount of our local community cost Santa Clara County more than one billion dollars!
What is at stake when we are not all counted?
• For everyone: access to better jobs
• For our elders: better access to health clinics and senior centers
• For our children: new schools and daycare centers
• For low-income people: food, housing, job training, health care
• For our political power: stronger political representation & a stronger voice for our community
Around March 15 you will receive your 2010 Census form in the mail. Please take 10 minutes to fill it out remembering to include everyone in your household, because we can’t move forward until you mail it back!
For more information please contact SIREN at 408-453-3003 Ext 111, or via email at efrain@siren-bayarea.org
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