What is the Census? The Census is way for the goverment to get a count of how many people live in the United States. it is required to be updated every 10 years by the Constitution. The 2010 Census forms will be mailed out in March and will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like:
•Hospitals
•Job training centers
•Schools
•Senior centers
•Public works projects
•Emergency services
When you receive your form (every household gets one), just answer the 10 short questions and then mail the form back in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you don't mail the form back, you may receive a visit from a census taker, who will ask you the questions from the form. These questionairres are not shared with any outside agencies including police, or immigration officials.
There is an interactive Census form online at 2010census.gov/ so you can familiarize yourself with the form and the 10 questions they are asking.
Our communities count on us to participate!
Like the saying "They can't move forward until we mail it back."
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