To make sure EVERYONE counts. The census means business - dollars to your community from the state and the federal government; representation in congress and in the Indiana General Assembly; and ensuring site locators, economic developers and others know just what your community is like.
A Complete Count Committee is a team of community leaders appointed by the highest-elected official to develop and implement a locally-based outreach and awareness campaign for the 2010 Census. Community-based organizations can also establish CCCs that reach out to their constituents.
This team’s primary focus is to promote the 2010
Census in a particular community and to ensure that
every resident in that area is counted. Community
leaders are most qualified to understand the best way
to reach all populations that reside in their area. The
team is also best suited to mobilize community
resources in the most efficient and cost-effective
manner.
Complete Count Committees can start now to create awareness within their communities about the upcoming 2010 Census. They can donate space for testing and training temporary census workers, publicize recruiting efforts and obtain endorsements from local leaders. They can conduct census rallies or parades, media luncheons, and interfaith breakfasts and weekend events as we get closer to Census Day.
For more information about forming a Complete Count Committee, contact the Census Bureau's Chicago regional office and ask to speak with a Partnership staff member. Staff can provide you with training materials, timelines, suggested activities and a Complete Count Committee handbook.