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By Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca October 8, 2008 APA Community Development Data Center A Project of the UCLA AASC, National CAPACD, and U.S. Census Bureau CIC.

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1 By Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca October 8, 2008 APA Community Development Data Center A Project of the UCLA AASC, National CAPACD, and U.S. Census Bureau CIC Program

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3  Complete Count Committees  Tribal Liaison Program  Targeted Outreach to Hard-to-Count populations  Language Support Program  Be Counted / Questionnaire Assistance Centers  Partner Support Program  Faith Based Organizations  Census in Schools  Immigrant and Foreign Born Outreach  Localized Promotional Materials  Thank You Campaign

4  Total Budget: $24.7 million, Senate Bill 711  Administration: $2.865 million  State Agency Outreach: $2 million  County Complete Count Committees: $5 million  School-based Outreach Programs: $1.25 million  Nonprofit Questionnaire Assistance Centers: $4.9 million  Media Campaign: $8.7 million

5 PhaseDateActivities Phase I March 4- April 14 Outreach activities began, Publicized Advance Letter and QAC locations. Phase II March 8 - April 14QACs opened. Phase III March 10 - April 8 Motivated target communities to complete and mail back census questionnaires. Phase IV April 3 - April 14 Publicized enumeration process/Non-Response Follow-Up, "Oen Your Door." Phase V April 15- June 7"It's Not Too Late" to be counted outreach.

6 Target GroupSummary of Best Practice Samples Children 0-17 *Census related curricular activities that engaged the student's own creative sprit. Males 18-28*Community events for youth. African Americans *Major involvement from the religious leaders and congregations. *Mobile vans promoting the census at apartment complexes, stores and bus stations. *Events involving members of the Black Legislative Caucus. Latinos *In-language outreach, ethnic specific. *Outreach at Latino markets. *Events involving members of the Latino Legislative Caucus. *Emphasis on confidentiality.

7 Target GroupSummary of Best Practice Samples (cont.) American Indians *Outreach during cultural events such as pow wows, talking circles, and sweat lodges. Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders *In-language outreach, ethnic specific. *Ethnic specific flyers with telephone numbers for in language assistance. *Outreach at ethnic specific markets. *Involvement from different religious groups and elected officials. *Events involving members of the Asian American Legislative Caucus. *Emphasis on confidentiality. Homeless *Peer outreach. *Involvement of a reputable homeless service agency. *Practical promotional items, i.e. T-shirts Migrant & Seasonal Farm Workers *One-on-one contact by known members of the community. *In-language public service announcements. *Canvassing highly frequented markets and stores.

8 Fall 2008Recruitment begins for local census jobs for early census operations. Spring 2009Census employees go door-to-door to update address list nationwide. Fall 2009Recruitment begins for census takers needed for peak workload in 2010. February – March 2010 Census questionnaires are mailed or delivered to households. April 1, 2010Census Day April – July 2010Census takers visit households that did not return a questionnaire by mail. December 2010By law, Census Bureau delivers population counts to President for apportionment. March 2011By law, Census Bureau completes delivery of redistricting data to states.

9 One size does not fit ALL! Messaging

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11 Phone: (310) 267-2474 Email: apadatacenter@aasc.ucla.edu apadatacenter@aasc.ucla.edu Fax: (310) 206-9844 Address: UCLA Asian American Studies Center 3230 Campbell Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-1546


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