Census Matters
The census determines where billions of dollars of government funding will go, to programs like education and healthcare, to communities like ours for a decade to come. Our communities and organizations are depending on people to be counted in the Census for funding. In 2017 alone, $1.5 trillion of federal spending was allocated on the basis of Census Bureau data.
Living Islands, with funding from EPIC, is producing material for the Micronesian communities to bring awareness about the upcoming Census 2020. The goal is to produce a number of informative social media posts for sharing between community members, emphasizing the importance of Census and how is affects services provided to our community members.
You can complete the 2020 Census by mail, online at my2020census.gov, or call 1-800-330-2020 to complete over the phone. You can also fill out the census now by clicking this link:
While Social Distancing may keep us apart, but let’s all come together and be heard on the 2020 Census.
What we are doing
Producing a continuous stream of Public Domain Social Media posts and videos in both English and Micronesian languages for sharing in the communities
Providing information about filling out the census to local Micronesian communities
Bring concerns from the communities back to local and state agencies
Coordinate the Census outreach with other Pacific Islander organizations
Monitor Census 2020 issues and policy changes that may adversely impact our communities
To learn more about Census 2020, please visit these links
To learn more about Census 2020, please visit these links
How can you help?
Donate to our social media team
Help distribute Census information to offline community members
Coordinate the Census outreach with other Pacific Islander organizations
- Collaborators on this Project
- Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC)
- Utopia PDX
- Start Date
- December 1 2020
- Location
- Oregon & Washington
- People Benefited
- Micronesian communities
- Category
- Social Justice, Social Equity
Census 2020 Workshop
