2010 Census Resources

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The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years. The 2010 Census count will determine the distribution of more than $400 billion in state and federal funds for things like hospitals, health care, schools and emergency services. Even with an exploding population, California could lose a Congressional state if hard-to-count populations are excluded from the final count. Immigrants, particularly low-income immigrants of color, are particularly at risk of not being counted. MIV will be sharing Census resources throughout the coming months. We encourage you to share your work and resources with MIV to increase communication and effectiveness statewide. Given the minority organizing efforts encouraging immigrants to boycott the Census until federal immigration reform is achieved, it is more important than ever that our communities here from us about the importance of being counted in the 2010 Census!

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Map your organization’s efforts and learn about Census activities in your local region!

The Advancement Project and Healthy City Project have developed a website that will allow you to report the work of your organization and for you to see the latest reports on undercounting across California and what other groups are doing in your community. Click here to register your organization at the website. For more information or with technical questions, contact census2010@healthycity.org

See which zip codes in California have the lowest Census return rates to date! Many communities with poor and working class families, immigrants, and people of color have some of the lowest rates of return for the survey to date, according to Census non-participation rate reports. The Healthy City Project has prepared an initial “Top 100 Urban and Top 100 Rural ZIP Codes” that have some of the lowest Census return rates and most urgently need California’s attention. The ranking is based on a combination of non-participation rates and population density/total population. This document is an extremely beneficial tool to organizations because it can help us see how our communities are doing in terms of filling out the Census survey, it can help us see what groups are working in these regions, and it can help make the case with grassroots leaders and funders that we have to invest in these areas. If you are working in these areas, but are not currently listed as an outreach organization, upload your work into the Health City Project system today! If you send your name, organization, contact information, and what zip codes your organization is working in to mari@mivcalifornia.org by this Tuesday, April 20, she will include that information in MIV’s efforts to ensure that the mapping and coordinating system includes as man of our organizations as possible.

The Census Bureau also published an interactive map that tracks mail return rates by Census tract on a daily basis.

Gain access to materials tailored for Latino and Spanish-speaking communities!

Gain access to materials tailored for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities!

Census resources in indigenous languages!

  • California Rural Legal Assistance has teamed up with New America Media to produce informational DVDs on the Census in indigenous languages including Mixteco, Triqui, Zapoteco, Chatino. To receive a copy of these DVDs, contact Rachel Hoerger at rhoerger@crla.org !

Youth media campaign to promote the Census!

  • New America media has launched a campaign for youth to write letters to their families and communities about the importance of filling out the Census. Read a the recent San Francisco Chronicle coverage of this campaign! (Article 1, Article 2) Contact Jacob Simas at jsimas@newamericamedia.org to learn more about the project.

Learn how to avoid Census scams!

  • Click here to gain resources on helping our communities avoid people seeking to commit Census scams and fraud.

Other Key Resources!

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