Philly Counts releases Final Report on 2020 Census Operation
The new report provides comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted Philly Counts field plan and will serve as a roadmap for 2030 Census operations.
The new report provides comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted Philly Counts field plan and will serve as a roadmap for 2030 Census operations.
More than 500 philanthropic organizations, alarmed by the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to “drastically cut short” 2020 census operations amid a surging coronavirus pandemic, urged the U.S. Census Bureau not to rush the significant enumeration and data processing that remain unfinished.
Community leaders joined together on February 20 to celebrate the success of census engagement projects supported by the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund and to plan for action during census season.
In the first of three rounds of grantmaking to encourage enrollment in the 2020 Census, The Foundation for Delaware County announced $30,300 in awards through six grants to area nonprofits.
Delaware County, PA announced the formation of a Complete Count Committee to encourage participation in the 2020 Census.
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey announced a $500,000 matching grant, with the goal ofraising $1 million in new funding to target greater engagement of historically undercounted groups in the city and region in the 2020 Census.
The Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund announced its second round of grants, awarding a total of $238,080 across 24 trusted organizations since the launch of the Fund just 12 weeks ago.
Chester County Commissioners approved a resolution calling for the formation of a countywide Census 2020 Complete Count Committee (CCC) to encourage all residents’ participation in the Census survey.
The William Penn Foundation has awarded $1 million to teh Keystone Counts coalition to strengthen its 2020 Census outreach efforts in Pennsylvania.