Federal (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Address Canvassing has just completed.
- New Construction and LUCA appeals have just completed
- The Census Bureau hosted a workshop about the Service Based Enumeration (SBE), Enumeration at Transitory Locations (ETL), and Group Quarters (GQ). The focus on the workshop was counting those experiencing homelessness. County staff from our Health, Housing, and Homelsss program attended as well as Census outreach staff members.
- The U.S. Census Bureau is rolling out their Statistics in School curriculum.U.S Census Bureau Statistics in Schools website
- State Census in Schools curriculum has been released and is available for download, with the tagline “Count Me In!” Support from the California Complete Count Census 2020 Office, and in partnership with the Los Angeles County Office of Education, the Sacramento County Office of Education has created a series of inquiry modules about the Census at the 5th, 8th, 11th, and 12th grade levels. These modules take students through a historical study of the US Census and task them to create a ‘Take Action’ campaign to educate their families and communities about the need for a complete count. This curriculum is designed to blend seamlessly into grade level curriculum units, these modules can be used in the classroom right away.
All Count Me In! materials can be accessed here: www.bit.ly/2020CensusInquiries
- State Marketing Campaign material will start rolling out later this fall. The State contract includes a misinformation reporter tool.
- State will be providing a Canvassing Tool, developed by PDI, that will be available to contractors and subcontractors. The Canvassing Tool will be accompanied by guidance from the State on canvassing. The U.S. Census Bureau does not recommend canvassing.
California has awarded contracts to agencies to do outreach to specific Hard to Count communities or specific sectors. United Way Bay Area (UWBA) is coordinating calls for State contractors with Region 3 partners to better coordinate efforts. Many of these contractors are also partnering with local CBOs. Following is a list of State contractors and associated Hard to Count groups.
- Communities with low broadband access: United Way Bay Area
- Farmworkers: California Rural Legal Assistance, Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing
- LGBTQ+: Equality California Institute
- Immigrants, Refugees, and Limited English Speakers: Coalition of Humane Immigrant Rights
- African/African Americans: California Calls (Black Hub)
- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Asian Americans Advancing Justice
- Latinx: NALEO, Latino Community Foundation
- Native American and Tribal Communities: California Indian Manpower Consortium, California Native Vote Project
- Healthcare: California Primary Care Association
- Labor: California Labor Federation
- Faith-based Communities: PICO
- Families with Young Children: First 5 Association
Region 3 Updates (United Way Bay Area)
- Grants are in the process of being awarded. Awardees serving Contra Costa County total over $300,000. Some organizations serve more than one county. The gap in UWBA’s funding include veterans and those with limited broadband access.
- UWBA will be issuing at least one more RFP for Census Outreach
- Grantees will be presented with UWBA Campaign Toolkit and training materials in October.
- UWBA will host monthly calls with questions and answers
- UWBA will host QAC training in early February 2020
- UWBA Marketing Campaign Toolkit will be available shortly and translations are in progress
- UWBA is spearheading a Regional Media strategy including media buys and hosting a regional media conference
- UWBA is contracting with Community Connect Labs to provide a Community Motivator texting tool that is available to Region 3 partners. The tool will allow residents to opt-in to text messages that will provide information and reminders to fill out the Census.
- UWBA will also be contracting with the Asian Law Caucus for as a technical resource available to Region 3 counties.
- UWBA is working with all Region 3 counties on a joint reporting tool or protocol. This is a work in progress.
- UWBA is developing Regional Training Toolkits. For organizations (Train the Trainer), the training toolkits will include: Census 101, Guide to reaching specific HTC Communities, Operative QAC/QAK, and Census Jobs. For Community Members: Census 2020- what to except next March, Census jobs and how to apply.
- Census Coordinator position has been filled! Matt Lardner is on board and has hit the ground running
- County Grant Request for Proposal (RFP) Phase I was open from September 3 - September 30th. We had 59 applicants and over $1,000,000 in requested funding.
- County Department of Information Technology (DOIT) will be providing technical assistance to partners to meet Questionnaire Assistance Center (QAC)/Questionnaire Action Kiosks (QAK) requirements, assistance in creating an online “kiosk” portal for QAKs, and potentially providing devices to lend to partners for QAKs.
- Conducted County Department, SwoRD and Speaker Bureau training.
- Participated in UWBA Webinar, Rock the Congress event, Summer Block Party, Supervisor presented at Mayors Conference, and many other events.
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