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Home My WebLink About2020-02-11 VEAC Presentation - CensusCENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update Outline •What is the CENSUS and why is it important? •Ease •What to Expect (esp. for Home Mail Delivery vs. PO Box Holders) •Timelines and Key Dates •Local Initiatives and Partnerships •Encouraging employees and fellow businesses to support the Census •Additional Resources Town of Vail | CENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update | vailgov.com It’s Important •The Census is a constitutionally mandated count of every person living in the US, once (only), and in the right place •It occurs once every ten years (ever since 1790) •Census information is used to… •Ensure fair representation: reapportion the House of Representatives (435 seats) •Draw/redraw the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts and voting precincts •Determine how more than $675B of federal dollars are distributed each year (state, county and community programs) •Inform planning decisions of at all levels of government (schools, roads, health care, etc.) Town of Vail | CENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update | vailgov.com It’s Easy –What to Expect… •In most cases*, initial correspondence will NOT include the paper Census form. Rather, it will include an “Invitation to Respond”. •~95% of U.S. households will receive their invitation in the mail. Households where mail is not received at the home’s physical location will receive an invitation when a census taker hand delivers it. (Type of Enumeration Area (TEA) Viewer) Town of Vail | CENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update | vailgov.com Ways to Respond 2020 Census Offers More Choices Internet (more efficient, cost-effective and "green“) Phone Paper (mail-in) In-Person Self Response Available Until July 24, 2020 It’s Easy –What to Expect…Home Mail Delivery •Timeline (Mail Delivery): •Invitation to Respond: 3/12 –3/20 •Reminder letter: 3/16 –3/24 •Reminder postcard: 3/26 –4/3 •CENSUS DAY –April 1, 2020 •Reminder letter and paper Questionnaire: 4/8 –4/16 •Final reminder (“It’s not too late”) postcard: 4/20 –4/27 Town of Vail | CENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update | vailgov.com It’s Easy –What to Expect…Hand Delivery (For PO Box Holders) •Timeline (Hand Delivery): •Invitation to Respond: 3/16 –4/10 •Follow up (reminders) are likely to occur less, and dates of follow up are unclear. •CENSUS DAY –April 1, 2020 •Paper Questionnaire: After 4/8 It’s Easy –What to Expect…Other CENSUS Dates •Timeline: •Group Quarters Enumeration •Advanced Contact: 2/3 –3/6 •Group Quarters: 4/2 –6/12 •CENSUS DAY –April 1, 2020 •In-Person Non-Response Follow-Up: Begins 5/9 (for ALL residences that have not responded) •Deadline for Self-Response –July 24, 2020 Town of Vail | CENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update | vailgov.com It’s Easy –Who should participate? •EVERYONE! •One CENSUS complete per household –count everyone living there as of April 1, 2020 •This includes everyone who is living and sleeping there most of the time (i.e., 6 months plus 1 day). •If someone has no usual home elsewhere, they should be counted where ever they are on April 1st. •Other Situations: •2nd Homeowners •Apartment residents •Lock-offs (in-law suites), and some EHUs •College Students •Foreign nationals (e.g. seasonal workers) Town of Vail | CENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update | vailgov.com Local Initiatives to date and in the works •The TOV is an active participant in Eagle River Valley’s Complete Count Committee (ERVCCC) •(ERVCCC recently applied for and received $34k in grant funding which will go toward outreach, and general Census education, likely to include message boards, printed materials, translation services, newspaper, radio and local TV advertisements) •Partnering with Vail Public Library •Distribute an informational mailer to all registered EHU owners •Reach out to HOAs and Property Management companies •Push notifications through the various channels available to the Town’s Communications Division •Leverage their outreach capabilities •Efforts to target the area’s largest employers (e.g. Vail Health, VR, ERWSD, TOV, etc.), and small businesses through outreach with VCBA and VEAC •Deliver the message to their staff via employee newsletters, brochures, paycheck inserts, billing notices, etc. Town of Vail | CENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update | vailgov.com Educating the public on Social Media - Hyperlinks here for you Facebook LinkedIn Twitter @uscensusbureau Instagram #2020Census Final Thoughts •Our priority is to engage local stakeholders and motivate people to respond. •People shouldn’t boycott the entire questionnaire over one question – the survey is important. •Anyone with specific questions about the form or how to answer is encouraged to call the toll-free number and respond by phone. •It’s your civic responsibility! (not optional) •The sooner a person completes their census, the sooner they will stop hearing from the Census Bureau. •The Census Bureau is looking to hire local Enumerators – https://2020census.gov/jobs or text “Colorado jobs" to 313131 Town of Vail | CENSUS 2020: Introduction and Update | vailgov.com •Additional Resources: •Websites: •CENSUS Mail Contact Strategies Viewer / Hard to Count Maps •CENSUS Type of Enumeration Area (TEA) Viewer •CENSUS Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM) •FederalRegister.com (final residency criteria) •American Community Survey •U.S. Census Website •Eagle River Valley Complete Count Committee •Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Census site •2020 CENSUS Questionanaire explanation •2020 CENSUS Questionnaire sample copy •Video Guide for Completing the Questionnaire •2020 CENSUS Invitation Letter sample •Local Resources: •Sean Koenig, GIS Coordinator •Vail Public Library Staff •CENSUS Bureau phone or field enumerators