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Participants were encouraged to complete the 2020 census, which a judge recently extended until the end of October. It can be completed online, by calling a toll-free line or by mailing back the paper questionnaire. There is no citizenship question on the census, and all information is kept confidential.
Registrations are still being accepted for the Sept. 27th bike ride, which begins at Columbus Park. Riders will travel 13 miles through Chicago, Oak Park, Forest Park and Maywood. The Chicago Police Department will ride along and provide vehicle escort.
With just one month left to participate in the 2020 Census, local officials are urging every West Side resident to get counted. You can respond online at my2020census.gov or call (844) 330-2020. Billions of dollars in federal and state aid is distributed based on the once-every-decade census.
Time is running out to be included in the nation’s once-a-decade count. If you need help completing the census – which takes just a few minutes – you can contact the external affairs office at Loretto Hospital at (773) 854-5063.
Stop by at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27 at Zoe Life Ministries International, 5151 W. Madison St., to get tested, pick up free face masks and also complete the census.
The United States is in the midst of its once-a-decade count of all U.S. residents. You may complete the 2020 Census online, by mail or by phone. You do not need the code that was mailed to your house earlier this spring to complete the census online, just go to my2020census.gov. To complete the census by phone, call (844) 330-2020. All responses are kept private by federal law.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. government is still conducting the nation’s once-a-decade count of all residents. Complete your form today or risk having your community lose out on future federal funding of a variety of programs.
The Chicago Westside Branch of the NAACP will be giving away masks and distributing information about completing the census fro 5 to 7 p.m. April 30 in the parking lot near 5820 W. Chicago Ave.
A virtual “all souls count” is being held Sunday, March 29 in an effort to boost participation in the 2020 Census, just days before the April 1st Census Day. This weekend’s campaign is being organized by the Counting on Chicago Coalition (COCC). The coalition – which includes several West Side social services agencies – has been tasked with reaching the most marginalized populations such as African Americans, the young and mobile, people with disabilities and ex-offenders.
Workers are being sought to conduct the once-a-decade count of the U.S. population. You can apply online or by calling 855-JOB-2020. Positions available include clerk ($18 an hour); census field supervisor ($25 an hour); census takers ($22.50 an hour); and office operations supervisors ($23 an hour).