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2020 CENSUS COMPLETE COUNT STEERING COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	12/16/2019
Subject: Federal, State, Regional and Local Updates
Submitted For:	David Twa
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:
Referral Name:	Federal, State, Regional and Local Updates
Presenter:	Kristine Solseng	Contact:	Kristine Solseng 674-7809

Information

Referral History:

This is a standing item on the Steering Committee agenda to receive new Census information that has developed or been disseminated from the federal, State, regional and local levels since the last Steeering Committee meeting.

Referral Update:

Federal (U.S. Census Bureau)

Census is Hiring: The Census Bureau is looking to hire around 600 people in Contra Costa County by the end of the year. They will assist in recruitment workshops and looking for local partners and help with promotion.

Media Buy Plan Released: The Census Bureau has released ltheir media buy plan. Staff is currently reviewing and will update the Outreach Committee in January.

State (California Complete Count)

QAC/QAK Guidance is available. We will be integrating into our QAC/QAK Toolkit and will be avialable online shortly

Communications Portal available for State Grantees: We will be sharing Social Media posts and other collateral as available

Region 3 Updates (United Way Bay Area)

Texting Tool Available: Texting tool for people to sign up for update and
information about the Census. Available in 12 languages
Marketing Material Available: Both print and social media available at:
uwba.org/census. Hard copies expected by the end of the month along with Canvassing Guidelines
Working on Combined Reporting Spreadsheet: In order to make it easier for grantees with multiple funding sources, we are working with UWBA on a joint reporting form (and mapping!)
All Updates, Webinars, and Resources available online: UWBA has its monthly update calls, Regional meeting, and webinars notes available at uwba.org/census

Local Updates

156 Partner Sign ups
5 Ambassador Sign Ups
All Cities have presentation and resolutions - working on school districts and LAFCO will provide a resolutioin next month
Regional Census Training Workshops are finishing up. Training dates for February are currently being finalized.
Gave presentations, training, and participated in a number of community events
Ambassador Program to launch early January

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE federal, state, regional and local updates on preparation for the Census.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

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