CalVet Encourages 2010 Census Involvement

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2010 Census
“Be Californian: Be Counted”
CalVet Encourages VSOs and CVSOs To Partner With 2010 Census

The California Department of Veterans Affairs and the Governor’s California Complete Count Committee encourage Veterans Service Organizations and County Veterans Service Officers to partner with the 2010 Census to encourage all Californians, especially hard-to-count veterans to “Be Californian: Be Counted.”

Attached to this news release is a form that organizations can use to partner with the 2010 Census. The 2010 Census has made available grants of up to $2,900 for organizations wishing to partner with them to get all citizens and residents counted by April 1, 2010.

The deadline for applying for grants is October 15, 2009. Partner now to “Be Californian: Be Counted.”

Contact the closest U.S. Census Bureau Regional Office for assistance. In Northern California contact the Seattle office at 425-908-3060, www.census.gov/seattle. In Southern California contact the Los Angeles office at 818-717-5820, www.census.gov/losangeles.

About the 2010 Census

What: Count -- The census is a count of everyone residing in the United States: in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.

Who: Everyone -- All residents of the United States must be counted. This includes people of all ages, races, ethnic groups, citizens and non-citizens.

When: Every 10 years -- Every 10 years, and the next census occurs in 2010. Census questionnaires will be mailed or delivered to every household in the United States in March 2010. The questions ask you to provide information that is accurate for your household as of April 1, 2010. The Census Bureau must count everyone and submit state population totals to the U.S. President by December 31, 2010. The first Census was conducted in 1790 and has been carried out every 10 years since then.

Where: Everywhere in the U.S. -- The census counts everyone residing in the United States: in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. People should be counted where they live and sleep most of the year.

Why: The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2) mandates a headcount of everyone residing in the United States. The population totals determine each state’s Congressional representation. The numbers also affect funding in your community and help inform decision makers about how your community is changing.

How: The Census Bureau will mail or deliver questionnaires to your house in March 2010. The Census Bureau will mail a second form to households that do not respond to the initial questionnaire. Households that still do not respond will be called or visited by a Census worker. (Census workers can be identified by a census badge and bag.)
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