Governor Schwarzenegger forms a Complete Count Committee (much like the MS Complete Count Committee).
See the announcement here or below...
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the creation of the California Complete Count Committee (Committee) to ensure a complete count for the 2010 Census.
“Every Californian counts,” Governor Schwarzenegger said. “The Census determines how the distribution of more than $300 billion in federal funds goes to local, state and tribal governments each year in California. We must reach out to all Californians across the state to make certain everyone is counted so that California gets its fair share of federal dollars and representation in congress.”
The Committee will represent the diverse population, geography and organizations in California. Members will offer their expertise and insights to develop a robust outreach strategy that leverages and capitalizes on existing outreach and community touch points, all in an effort to avoid an undercount and the possible loss of a congressional seat. Election Data Services has reported that California may lose congressional representation for the first time in its 150 year history.
The Committee will work in close partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau to leverage federal resources at the statewide level to coordinate outreach in the most effective way possible.
The decennial Census is mandated by the U.S. Constitution and participation is required by law. The questionnaire for the upcoming 2010 Census will be one of the shortest in the history: just 10 questions that will take only 10 minutes to complete. All responses are kept strictly confidential.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Hattiesburg gets ready for Census 2010
From the H'burg American:
Mississippi lost a U.S. congressional seat after the 2000 census because of a decline in the state's population.
Some officials believe low citizen participation was a major contributor in the state's loss of representation. Census and Hattiesburg officials want to make sure that doesn't happen again.
The city hosted a 2010 Census Kickoff Tuesday to raise public awareness and recruit citizens to join the city's Complete Count Committee.
The committee is responsible for educating the public about the upcoming census, said Christine Brown, manager of the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the City of Hattiesburg.
"We're trying to get as many people as we can," Brown said. "We're asking volunteers interested in the growth and progress of Hattiesburg to sign up because the census is actually the determiner for the type of federal assistance we receive in the area."
The federal government uses census figures to allocate more than $300 billion a year in assistance and resources to local municipalities and agencies.
Brown said the committee also will help in canvassing neighborhoods where residents are less inclined to participate out of fear of persecution from the government.
"We definitely want our citizens to participate because we feel the citizens can reach their neighbors with a little more ease and comfort," Brown said.
There was much interest placed Tuesday on job opportunities for the 2010 count.
The Census Bureau is not currently hiring, but will resume sometime in the next few months.
"It's going to be for positions that are locally based," said Tracyee Williams, partnership specialist for the Dallas Regional Census Center.
Williams said there has been no indication on how many positions they are looking to fill.
Mayor Johnny DuPree and other county officials were surprised to learn that Hattiesburg would not have its own census office.
The nearest locations will be in Gulfport and Meridian, officials said.
"I think (Hattiesburg) will be a much better place to have an office, especially if you want an accurate count," DuPree said. "This is the Hub City...and having an estimated 300,000 people coming through here each day, I just think it's important to have that presence."
DuPree indicated he would be contacting census officials about the issue.
Other highlights from Tuesday's kickoff include:
Census 2010 forms will be mailed on March 15. This survey will be shorter - 10 questions that will only take 10 minutes to answer, officials said.
Information gathered by the survey is confidential and cannot be shared with any other governmental agency for 72 years.
Everyone is required to fill out a survey by federal law.
Sample copies of the census questionnaire can be found at www.census.gov.
Anyone interested in joining the Complete Count Committee can contact Christine Brown at 545-6259 or Maxine Coleman at 554-1005.
Mississippi lost a U.S. congressional seat after the 2000 census because of a decline in the state's population.
Some officials believe low citizen participation was a major contributor in the state's loss of representation. Census and Hattiesburg officials want to make sure that doesn't happen again.
The city hosted a 2010 Census Kickoff Tuesday to raise public awareness and recruit citizens to join the city's Complete Count Committee.
The committee is responsible for educating the public about the upcoming census, said Christine Brown, manager of the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the City of Hattiesburg.
"We're trying to get as many people as we can," Brown said. "We're asking volunteers interested in the growth and progress of Hattiesburg to sign up because the census is actually the determiner for the type of federal assistance we receive in the area."
The federal government uses census figures to allocate more than $300 billion a year in assistance and resources to local municipalities and agencies.
Brown said the committee also will help in canvassing neighborhoods where residents are less inclined to participate out of fear of persecution from the government.
"We definitely want our citizens to participate because we feel the citizens can reach their neighbors with a little more ease and comfort," Brown said.
There was much interest placed Tuesday on job opportunities for the 2010 count.
The Census Bureau is not currently hiring, but will resume sometime in the next few months.
"It's going to be for positions that are locally based," said Tracyee Williams, partnership specialist for the Dallas Regional Census Center.
Williams said there has been no indication on how many positions they are looking to fill.
Mayor Johnny DuPree and other county officials were surprised to learn that Hattiesburg would not have its own census office.
The nearest locations will be in Gulfport and Meridian, officials said.
"I think (Hattiesburg) will be a much better place to have an office, especially if you want an accurate count," DuPree said. "This is the Hub City...and having an estimated 300,000 people coming through here each day, I just think it's important to have that presence."
DuPree indicated he would be contacting census officials about the issue.
Other highlights from Tuesday's kickoff include:
Census 2010 forms will be mailed on March 15. This survey will be shorter - 10 questions that will only take 10 minutes to answer, officials said.
Information gathered by the survey is confidential and cannot be shared with any other governmental agency for 72 years.
Everyone is required to fill out a survey by federal law.
Sample copies of the census questionnaire can be found at www.census.gov.
Anyone interested in joining the Complete Count Committee can contact Christine Brown at 545-6259 or Maxine Coleman at 554-1005.
Friday, May 15, 2009
CCC - Be counted!
Mayor Knox Ross is a member of the MS Complete Count Committee organized by Governor Haley Barbour. Here, he blogs about the importance of being counted in the 2010 Census.
MS Public Broadcasting: Getting a full count in the 2010 Census
MPB reports on the first meeting of the MS Complete Count Committee:
The Governor’s office is recruiting state and community leaders from Horn Lake to Biloxi to serve on a Complete Count Committee to ensure every Mississippian is counted in the 2010 US Census. MPB's Lawayne Childrey has more.
During the 2000 US Census, only 62% of Mississippi households voluntarily returned completed census questionnaires. The other 38% had to be contacted in person as workers went door to door. Governor Barbour is hoping for a better result in 2010.
“Because many things that are federal programs, representation of the legislature, representation of the congress, representation of the city councils are dependent on the accuracy of the census.”
Accuracy is the key word for Shirley Anderson Scott of the United States Census Bureau in Mississippi. Scott helped coordinate the Complete Count Committee and says the 2010 census gives a detail snap shot of the entire country and state right down to your block.
“This determines how much money is brought into the state for streets, for schools, for hospitals. Everything that the federal government put money into.”
The goal is to count every Mississippi resident. A Willie DeBerry, with the U.S. Census Bureau, Regional Office says there is no risk to illegal residents but the biggest obstacle is empathy.
“People don’t quite understand the importance and they’ll take the questionnaire and throw it away or whatever the case may be. So we have to constantly beat the bushes and stay on that ground in terms of just giving education and making it a number one priority that they can understand.”
The 10 question census will be mailed or delivered to households in February. They must be mailed back by April 1st.. For MPB News, I'm Lawayne Childrey.
The Governor’s office is recruiting state and community leaders from Horn Lake to Biloxi to serve on a Complete Count Committee to ensure every Mississippian is counted in the 2010 US Census. MPB's Lawayne Childrey has more.
During the 2000 US Census, only 62% of Mississippi households voluntarily returned completed census questionnaires. The other 38% had to be contacted in person as workers went door to door. Governor Barbour is hoping for a better result in 2010.
“Because many things that are federal programs, representation of the legislature, representation of the congress, representation of the city councils are dependent on the accuracy of the census.”
Accuracy is the key word for Shirley Anderson Scott of the United States Census Bureau in Mississippi. Scott helped coordinate the Complete Count Committee and says the 2010 census gives a detail snap shot of the entire country and state right down to your block.
“This determines how much money is brought into the state for streets, for schools, for hospitals. Everything that the federal government put money into.”
The goal is to count every Mississippi resident. A Willie DeBerry, with the U.S. Census Bureau, Regional Office says there is no risk to illegal residents but the biggest obstacle is empathy.
“People don’t quite understand the importance and they’ll take the questionnaire and throw it away or whatever the case may be. So we have to constantly beat the bushes and stay on that ground in terms of just giving education and making it a number one priority that they can understand.”
The 10 question census will be mailed or delivered to households in February. They must be mailed back by April 1st.. For MPB News, I'm Lawayne Childrey.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour forms Complete Count Committee
This just in:
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.
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.
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