We recently upgraded our communications tool to share updates with you more efficiently. Now that that’s done, our next step is for you to use your mobile device to text the word COUNT to (415) 338-9887. By doing this, you’ll be sure to receive important Census updates by email and/or text. Text the word COUNT to (415) […]
Participation will determine federal funding and representation for local residents. San Rafael, CA – The Marin County Board of Supervisors on July 9 will consider authorization of a public outreach contract to increase awareness and maximize local participation in the 2020 U.S. Census. On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the addition of a citizenship question on the […]
Request for Proposals open until May 31, 2019 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – To ensure that all Bay Area residents are counted accurately and completely in the 2020 census, approximately $1 million in grants will be awarded to local nonprofits for census education and outreach efforts, a collaborative group of funding organizations announced this week. The […]
County’s Complete Count Committee to help create localized promotions San Rafael, CA – Now that April has arrived, the yearlong countdown to the 2020 U.S. Census has begun in Marin County and all over the United States. Scheduled for April 1, 2020, the census is being labeled as the “first digital census” whereby households will have the option […]
WRITTEN BY: KENDALL JOHNSON, 2020 CENSUS INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACT Starting in 1790, and every 10 years since, the United States has conducted a census. Through the data we collect during the decennial census year, we help the public make the decisions they need to improve their community: to build schools, hospitals and new roads; to […]
Nearly every household will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census from either a postal worker or a census worker. Most areas of the country are likely to respond online, so most households will receive a letter asking you to go online to complete the census questionnaire. WHAT WE WILL SEND IN THE MAIL March […]
California’s “Complete Count” Counties and Tribal Governments Counties that have opted-in to receive state funding for Census outreach: Alameda Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte Fresno Humboldt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lake Los Angeles Madera Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Placer Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Francisco San Luis […]
County Takes First Step by Accepting Federal Grant for Public Outreach San Rafael, CA – When it comes time for Marin residents to take part in the 2020 U.S. Census, the County of Marin’s Community Development Agency (CDA) wants to make it count, so to speak. The U.S. Constitution requires that every American is counted every 10 years. The census […]