Governor Haley Barbour forms Complete Count Committee

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MISSISSIPPI COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE TO MEET IN PREPARATION FOR 2010 CENSUS



In preparation for the upcoming 2010 Census, Governor Haley Barbour has organized the Mississippi “Complete Count Committee” to ensure Mississippi has a complete and accurate count in the decennial census. By collaborating with the U.S. Census Bureau and other state partners, the CCC will serve as the lead entity in publicizing the upcoming Census.



“The Complete Count Committee will serve an important role in helping to publicize the 2010 Census,” Governor Barbour said. “After all, the information collected during the Census will be used for a variety of purposes over the next decade, including determining the amount of some federal funding available to Mississippi as well as a basis for redrawing legislative districts.”



The promotional committee will consist of volunteer members appointed by the Governor under the goal of providing the public with up-to-date Census information, as well as discussing ways to better reach hard-to-count populations within the state. The group will have its initial meeting at 10:30 a.m. on May 13, 2009, in Conference Center East on the first floor of the Woolfolk State Office Building, 501 N. West St.



Below is a listing of the organizations represented on the Committee. Going forward, the committee will continue to partner with additional groups and organizations to help achieve its purpose of promoting the 2010 Census.



Mississippi Department of Human Services - Division of Aging and Adult Services
Mississippi State Conference NAACP
100 Black Men of Jackson
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Mississippi Manufacturers Association
National Federal of Independent Business
Mississippi Economic Council
State Board for Community and Junior Colleges
Mississippi Municipal League
Catholic Diocese of Jackson
Office of Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann
Office of the Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant
Mississippi Delta Council
Mississippi Association of Planning and Development Districts
Mississippi Center for Nonprofits
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Mississippi Department of Education
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Mississippi Department of Corrections
State Data Center of Mississippi, Center for Population Studies
Mission Mississippi
Mississippi National Guard
Mississippi Commission on Volunteer Services
El Pueblo/The Village
Mississippi Division of Medicaid



For more information, visit www.governorbarbour.com/census2010.htm.