How to Complete your Census 2020 (Covid safe method - No touching of surfaces or exchanging
saliva droplets)
1. Sign up for USPS Delivery Alert notification (Free!)
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2. Check your email for the barcode
3. Enter the barcode online.
Please complete the Census if you are a caretaker of senior citizens.
Please complete the Census for Medicaid funding.
Please complete the Census if you are a university student who lived on campus.
Benefits:
The Census form only asks for how many people live in your household and your address.
Painless procedure!
Less excruciating than answering your jury summons or filing for income taxes
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From: APAMSA Announcements
Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2020 12:15 PM
Subject: APAMSA is partnering with the U.S. Census to make sure everyone gets counted!
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APAMSA is partnering with the U.S. Census to make sure everyone gets counted!
What is the Census?
Every ten years, the government counts every single person living in the U.S.
Why should we care?
The federal government uses Census data to decide how to allocate $800 billion in federal funding to programs like Medicaid, which many patients (and many of us students) rely on for health care. Unfortunately, APIA communities tend to have low response rates. If we are undercounted, this could lead to funding cuts in Medicaid, hospitals, Asian-language resources, and other decisions that will affect our communities for the next 10 years. Therefore, APAMSA needs your help in making sure everyone gets counted!
Huge thanks to Kiana Nguyen and Prabhjot Minhas from our APAMSA chapter at UCSF for this FAQ about the 2020 U.S. Census!
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This nation-wide COVID-19 crisis serves as a reminder of how important it is that all people are counted, especially in our under-resourced and immigrant communities! The Census data helps to inform our federal government about fund allocation, language access needs, and congressional districts/representation. The Census shapes our communities' futures for decades to come, so let's put this quarantine time to good use!!
Below are some FAQs about the census!
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When will I get information about the census?
You probably already have! The Census Bureau usually sends out notices in mid-March and people are encouraged to answer via mail, website, and phone by April 1st.
What about the people who knock on my door?
If a household doesn't reply online, by mail, or by phone by April 1st then you will get another reminder postcard to fill the census out. If you haven't responded by May, the Census Bureau will send out workers to knock on the doors of households that did not respond.
How do I fill out the Census? You can online (it only takes a few minutes!)
- Go to https://2020census.gov/ (Make sure you have your household's 12-digit Census ID that came in the mail)
- Log in with your Census ID and start the questionnaire!
By phone?
Visit this page to find the phone numbers for the various language access lines. The languages available are English, Spanish, Chinese (Manadarin and Cantonese), Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Tagalog, Polish, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Japanese.
Will the Census ask about citizenship status?
NO. The Census will not ask. The Supreme Court blocked the addition of a question about citizenship, and it is illegal for US Census Bureau officials to report individuals and families to law enforcement and ICE. We understand that even with these laws in place that answering the census can be stressful and worrying for people. However, immigrant rights activist groups encourage undocumented folks to fill out the census. Everyone counts!
Will filling out the Census impact my eligibility for government benefits?
NO. Your answers cannot be used to impact eligibility for government benefits. All your personal information is kept confidential and protected by Title 13 of the U.S. Code.
What if people that will fill out the Census do not speak English?
The Census will be available to fill out online and by phone in 12 non-English languages: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Tagalog, Polish, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Japanese. There will also be Census guides and glossaries available in 59 languages.
I had to move home from college due to COVID-19. Should I be counted as living at home?
College students who have returned home due to school closures should fill out the 2020 Census as if they are still at their dorms or off-campus housing!
College students living in on-campus housing are counted through their university as part of the Census Bureau's Group Quarters operation, which counts all students living in university-owned housing.
Who gets counted?
Everyone who lives in your household, even if they're not related to you; children as young as newborns born before 11:59 PM on April 1; and relatives from overseas who may temporarily be living with you.
For more info, visit: https://2020census.gov/en.html
More FAQ's can be found HERE
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From: Advancing Justice | AAJC
@advancingjustice-aajc.org>
Date: Wed, May 6, 2020, 12:34 PM
Subject: In Celebration of AAPI Heritage Month
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