Information & Resources: Census in the Border Region

Information on the Update/Enumerate process from March through May 2010

Take 10 Map Use this map to find the mail back rate for Census forms in your community

Border Communities Count Fact Sheet (pdf)

Postcard for Outreach to Migrant Workers

ICE - Letter to Congressional Hispanic Caucus from the Department of Homeland Security

As you know, all of the information the Census Bureau collects, including from people residing in the United States without lawful immigration status, is confidential and protected by law. This information will not be shared with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and may not be used for immigration enforcement purposes.

– Secretary Janet Napolitano

Focus on Children

Counting Every Child So That Every Child Counts – Census 2010 Download webinar here (PDF), view here from the Center for Public Policy Priorities, Texans Care for Children, and Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition

Why are Young Children Missed So Often in the Census, Annie E. Casey Foundation

Talking Points for Accurately Counting Children in Census 2010

Counting Children: Frequently Asked Questions and Their Answers, Families in Schools February 2010

Poster & fact sheet: Dora reminds you to include all little explorers in the 2010 Census, U.S. Census Bureau

Papers and Briefs

Latinos and the 2010 Census: The Foreign Born Are More Positive. Pew Hispanic Center. April 1 2010

Foreign-born Hispanics are more positive and knowledgeable about the 2010 U.S. Census than are native-born Hispanics, according to a nationwide survey of 1,003 Latino adults conducted March 16-25, 2010, by the Pew Hispanic Center. Overall, 70% of Hispanics say the census is good for the Hispanic community. However, foreign-born Hispanics are more likely than native-born Hispanics to feel this way—80% versus 57%.

Rural Areas Risk Being Overlooked in 2010 Census. Carsey Institute

Message manual - Increase Democratic Participation: Motivating Undercounted Populations to be Counted in the 2010 Census. A Resource for Census Activists. Ford Foundation

Census: Battleground for Money and Justice. Blue Avocado: Washington Nonprofit Insight • By Rick Cohen

Rick Cohen's timely analysis shows us why the 2010 Census is so important and what nonprofits can do now to make sure everyone is counted.

VITA Sites Providing Assistance to Clients for the US Census 2010 US Census Bureau Clarification

This brief provides a clarification from the US Census Bureau for VITA sites actively working to ensure complete counts in their communities. Read carefully to understand how your site can work with clients to help them during Census time.

Maps and Mapping

Take 10 Map Use this map to find the mail back rate for Census forms in your community

List of hard-to-count Border counties (pdf)

Hard-to-count counties, USA Today

Explore Hard-to-Count neighborhoods in your community using this great mapping tool from City University New York's (CUNY) Mapping Service (click on map to follow the link)

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Webinars and Trainings

The Importance of Counting Everyone in Border Communities in Census 2010 Download webinar here (PDF), view here

Nonprofits and the 2010 Census Download here, listen to it on your iPod or view here From NonProfits Count

Jobs with the U.S. Census Bureau

Temporary, part-time census takers for the 2010 Census; short-term jobs offering good pay, flexible hours & paid training. More information here

Check out the local census office map which also lists jobs here (click on your state)

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U.S. Census Resources

The U.S. Census has a website with comprehensive information, downloadable materials, news and so much more. Here are some important links on this site:

Main page
Partnership information
- Become a partner in English/Spanish (pdf)
- Partnership process (pdf)
- Partnership support request form (pdf)
Complete Count Committee (pdf)
Fact sheet (pdf)
Census form in English/Spanish (pdf)
Toolkits and other materials for download

VITA Sites Providing Assistance to Clients for the US Census 2010

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Ya Es Hora Hagase Contar Campaign

Ya es hora is an historic non-partisan Latino civic participation campaign coordinated by NALEO Educational Fund (NALEO), Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, and Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

The campaign’s website provides information and resources for Census outreach in Latino populations including:

The Census Form - a step-by-step guide (Download the PowerPoint or PDF)

The campaign has new toolkits available. For more information, visit their website and complete the following:

Local Partner Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)

For a list of Ya Es Hora campaign regional coordinators visit here

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Nonprofits Count

Nonprofits Count provides useful information and A Census Toolkit for Nonprofits featuring everything a nonprofit needs to get involved with the 2010 Census including:

These fact sheets (PDF):

Order these posters here

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Indian Country Counts

Indian Country Counts provides resources and information for those working to ensure an accurate count for Native Americans

NCAI Toolkit (pdf)

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF)

The www.civilrights.org/census site provides a comprehensive Census 2010 toolkit with a civil rights focus on being counted in 2010 and also includes:

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The Census Project

The Census Project is a collaboration of a number of census stakeholders representing a broad range of organizations and issue areas. Their website includes daily news updates, fact sheets about hard-to-count communities, podcasts with census experts, and contact information for national organizations who are working to ensure an accurate count. Their blog is at http://censusprojectblog.org/.

Arizona

Explore Hard-to-Count neighborhoods in your community using this great mapping tool from City University New York's (CUNY) Mapping Service (click on map to follow the link)

Federal funding reliant on census count by Arizonan county