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residential and support ser-
vices for people with devel-
opmental disabilities, Kristen
Mack, chief program officer,
spoke to a Census Bureau
staff member as a first step
to ensure that JARC’
s group
home residents are includ-
ed in the count. Shaindle
Braunstein, JARC’
s CEO, said
that Mack will complete the
census tally for JARC when
the form is provided.
Kadima offers residential,
therapeutic and social ser-
vices for those with mental
health issues. Eric Edelman,
Kadima’
s executive director,
said, “The Census Bureau
has reached out to Kadima
to ensure that the people
we serve are included in the
census. This is even more
important as vulnerable pop-
ulations, including people
with chronic mental health
challenges, are often under-
counted.”
As of the third week
of March, Kadima hadn’
t
received the census form, but
Edelman says it could have
been delayed because of the
public health emergency.
Even with the coronavi-
rus pandemic, the work of
the 2020 Census continues,
although more time has been
allocated for certain interim
goals. The first “nonresponse
follow-up and re-interviews”
were scheduled for May
13-July 31, but have been
pushed back to May 28-Aug.
14.
By Dec. 31, 2020, the U.S.
Census is scheduled to deliver
each state’
s total count and
then provide local counts
needed for legislative redis-
tricting by April 1, 2021. It’
s a
huge job requiring everyone’
s
cooperation.
Facts
about the
U.S. Census
• The goal of the census
is to include everyone who
lives in the U.S. in its count.
Respondents do not need to
be citizens. Nor can census
data be used to deport undoc-
umented people. Census data
is secure and individual data
is confidential.
• English literacy is not
required. Resources are avail-
able in 12 other languages.
• The Census is required
by the U.S. Constitution and
responding to it is required
by law.
• This is the first census
that can be completed online,
as well through the U.S. mail
or by phone. Responding
online helps conserve natural
resources, save taxpayer
money and process data more
efficiently, according to the
initial Census invitation letter.
• Individuals who haven’
t
responded online or by phone
by April 1 will receive a
paper questionnaire in a few
weeks. Those who still have
not responded will receive a
phone call or home visit.
• For help in English to
complete the form, call toll-
free 1-844-330-2020. The
initial invitation letter includes
phone numbers for help in 12
additional languages.
• Hearing impaired individ-
uals can call 1-844-467-2020
toll-free for telephone display
service (TDD).
• Visit my2020census.gov
for more detailed information.
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