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... alone could decrease the aggregate 2020 population count by about 188,000 persons, resulting in a fiscal impact of about $200 million per ... and needs of all Californians—a step that is essential for us to achieve our goal of making California the healthiest state.
2020 ...
March 1, 2019
Blog Post
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What Funders Can Do Now
Learn more about the census and the barriers to participation
Support efforts to ...
June 21, 2019
Statement
... has always reckoned with issues of race, but something about the Black Lives Matter movement seems different this time. People of all ... communities live, and their migration patterns, giving us a better sense of the intersections between people and place. Unfortunately, ...
August 10, 2020
Blog Post
Statement by former Census Bureau directors supporting the Census Bureau’s decision to extend the start of field operations to June 1, 2020.
April 14, 2020
Blog Post
... from Governor Newsom, delivered on April 1, 2020 to the US Census Bureau and US Department of Commerce regarding Census 2020 operations in light of the ...
April 1, 2020
Statement
2020 Census operational adjustments due to COVID-19.
April 13, 2020
Press Release
... the Trump administration to cut the Census count short by about two weeks. The justices gave no explanation for the decision. Justice ...
October 15, 2020
Press Release
... that everyone residing in the U.S. – regardless of immigration status – is counted. Ensuring an accurate count means full ...
July 23, 2020
Statement
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Connect with your regional association to ask about local efforts and how you can get involved.
Reach out to GCIR on ... and remain connected on all things Census.
Learn about how the philanthropic community is taking action and tracking Census ...
April 1, 2020
Statement
... 1 alone, Census responses increased 3 percentage points – about 435,000 California households responded to the Census form on Census Day. ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
... March 2020. But the Golden State is home to 10 of the 50 counties nationwide that are considered the hardest to count — among them ... on Monday his staff must remain “totally objective” about the question.
In the wake of negative coverage around the ...
April 4, 2019
News Article
... consider making additional grants to educate communities about the Court’s ruling and address lingering concerns. You could also fund ... and disenfranchised communities. We invite you to join us as we move forward to ensure a fair and accurate count.
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June 27, 2019
Statement
... would be unconstitutional because, at a time of increased immigration enforcement and anti-immigrant rhetoric, it hinders the ... way to the Supreme Court.
A Supreme Court hearing about whether including the question is constitutional and the New York ruling, ...
April 5, 2019
... million seems pretty inadequate considering the job ahead of us,” said Lauren Moore, who serves on the commission and is chairwoman of the ... office did not immediately respond to a question about how the $20 million funding amount was determined.
Moore hopes that ...
April 1, 2019
News Article
The inclusion of a question about citizenship status on the next census has funders and advocates even more worried about getting a full and accurate count in 2020. The concerns add to earlier ... He said about the citizenship question: “Those of us who care about a full and fair count are worried that it might suppress the ...
August 2, 2018
Philanthropic News
... Remain Committed to 2020 Census
In response to the US Supreme Court’s decision in US Department of Commerce v. New York , the case challenging the inclusion of ...
June 28, 2019
Statement
... the legislation, including the National Association of Counties, U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities, National ...
September 15, 2020
Press Release
... are out, census organizers are scrambling, like many of us, to accommodate the shift to remote work. The stakes are profound. A fair ... out the count’—it would be almost impossible to think about how to get this ship back on course, given the pandemic.”
But even ...
April 9, 2020
Commentary
... operations . Should the public health risk increase, the US Census Bureau will enact measures they have prepared as noted in their ... and flexible in this challenging situation and to notify us if you need to adjust your funded scope of work. Here are some ideas for ...
March 12, 2020
Memo
... counts in the Census, regardless of background or immigration status. You have 30 days to make a difference.”
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August 31, 2020
Press Release