HAVE YOU FILLED OUT THE CENSUS? Sept 30th is the deadline; YOU HAVE ONE WEEK!

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This is a really big deal, nerdy as it might sound.  Filling out the census takes 5 minutes or less.  The census is what the feds use to count population to figure out how much money states, cities, etc. get for things like public transportation, public health care, community development (like sidewalk $ and more), education, roads, job training, school lunches and much more.  Over $400 Billion is spent on local communities by the numbers from the census.  It also helps design districts for US Congress reps and state legislative representatives and senators.   

Go to  my2020census.gov to respond online,

By phone: 

  • English (for 50 states and Washington, D.C.): 844-330-2020
  • Spanish (for 50 states and Washington, D.C.): 844-468-2020
  • TDD (Telephone Display Device): 844-467-2020
  • https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond/responding-by-phone.html has more phone numbers for other languages.

Or mail. Go here for more details https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond/responding-by-mail.html

Some people don’t really want you to be counted, which should make you want to be counted even MORE!  Because you do count, but not if you let them stop you.  

Here’s a little soap opera, Counting All My Children, that Rev Up made to encourage you to fill the Census out (Notice any actors you know?):

  A woman sits in a fancy room with a funny expression on her face. On the bottom you can see the captions and interpreter. click here for episode 1

A woman (Nicky Boyte) with green hair sits in the fancy room. On the side you can see the captions and interpreter. This video is audio described.  Click here for episode 2

A man (Big Money Keith Lofton) dressed as a policeman stands in the doorway. On the bottom of the screen you can see the captions and the interpreter. click here for episode 3 

BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU HAVE ONE WEEK TO DO THIS IMPORTANT JOB!