CENSUS 101 1 THE DECENNIAL CENSUS A Cornerstone

CENSUS 101 1

THE DECENNIAL CENSUS A Cornerstone of Our Democracy 2

Census: WHAT Since 1790 every 10 years, everyone living in the country and its territories abroad is counted, as required by the United States Constitution. We collect basic information, such as age, gender, and race, for each person in each household. 3

It is for US citizens only. You will ask about my immigration status If I don’t have an address I can’t participate If I don’t have a mailed invitation with a 12 digit bar code I can’t complete the census Myth about the Census: The census will use my address to locate me to deport me to my home country or to stop and separate from my family. Upon completing the census, I will get my landlord in trouble because my landlord is renting to me illegally The census will share my information with my other government agencies, including the housing authorities, ICE and SFUSD By counting my children, I will jeopardize their future and they can take my children away Babies don't count 4

Census: WHAT 5

Census: WHAT 6

Congressional Representation Census: WHY The census determines how many members of Congress California gets in the House of Representatives 7

San Francisco Representation Census: WHY The census determines how San Francisco’s 11 voting districts are drawn 8

Our Fair Share of Resources Census: WHY The census determines how much money San Francisco gets from the federal government for some of our most important programs 9

What to Expect WHEN Census: WHEN WHAT March 12 -20 An invitation to respond online to the 2020 Census March 16 -24 A reminder letter If you have not responded yet: March 26 -April 3 A reminder postcard April 8 - 16 A reminder letter and paper questionnaire April 20 -27 A final reminder postcard before the U. S. Census Bureau sends someone to your house 10

Due to COVID-19 Census: WHEN 11

Cómo participar en el Censo INTERNET CORREOS TELÉFONO El Censo: ¿Cómo? Lo puedes hacer en Inglés o Español En linia/Internet : my 2020 census. gov Por teléfono Español : Inglés: 844 -468 -2020 844 -330 -2020 12

Census: In Language 13

Wellness Calls 14

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Website - Para Ayuda con el censo SFCounts. org Jaime Aragón, Special Projects Manager, Good Samaritan Family Resource Center Jaragon@goodsamfrc. org 415 -244 -4116 18