What do Alejandra Ocasio Cortez, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Danny Trejo have in common?
The three Hispanic “influencers”, along with other celebrities, politicians and community leaders, have joined the 2020 Census campaign to help raise awareness, educate and empower the most “hard-to-count” groups to participate in the national count that takes place every 10 years.
On the one hand, the creator of "Hamilton" and the Democratic Representative for New York filmed a public announcement to encourage New Yorkers to participate in the Census.
On the other hand, actor and entrepreneur Danny Trejo along with other celebrities were selected to act as state "ambassadors" of the Census, for their ability to reach groups traditionally difficult to tell, either because they do not speak English or because they fear that their information is shared with other agencies, among other factors.
These goodwill ambassadors They can use their influence on social media and media to encourage everyone to be counted.
"We are extremely grateful to have such well-known and reliable voices that join us as champions for a complete recount in California," said Ditas Katague, Director of the Complete California Count Office – Census 2020, in a statement. "We have a historic opportunity to ensure a bright future for California and it is exciting to see support to ensure that the most difficult Californians to complete complete the 2020 Census."
Ambassadors are people interested in supporting the national count. Your job is to educate members of your community and encourage them to participate. These volunteer leaders seek to involve those who are not sure of sharing information, supporting members of their community, answering questions and concerns and distributing informational material. Ambassadors receive special training to carry out these activities.
The importance of everyone being counted is impossible to overestimate. The results of the 2020 Census will determine the funds of hundreds of programs, resources and community services, from health programs, such as Medi-Cal and Medicare, through funds for education and childcare, to political representation in Congress, among many others. .
That is why California leaders have invested $ 187.2 million at the state level for communication and outreach campaigns to the community.
For more information You can visit https://californiacensus.org/.
Angels Ambassadors
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last December the City Goodwill Ambassadors program. This program empowers Angels residents to inform, educate and encourage the different angel communities to participate in the count.
"The Census is the most important civic action in our country, and we can all share a simple, clear and unmistakable message: in our city, everyone counts," Garcetti said in a statement. “With the leadership of our Census goodwill ambassadors, we can ensure that immigrant households, communities of color, low-income Angels and our most vulnerable neighbors participate in the Census, and that Los Angeles obtains resources and representation that we deserve. "
Los Angeles County is considered the most difficult to count in the country. Around $ 115 billion for Los Angeles could depend on the count.
For more information About the City program you can visit:
https://census.lacity.org/
Interested in becoming a Census Ambassador?
We share the dates of the next trainings in Los Angeles for those interested in acting as Census ambassadors in their community. All workouts are free.
• Monday February 10, 6:30 pm.
YMCA, Anderson Munger Family Center
4301 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020
• Wednesday, February 12, 6:00 pm.
Lincoln Heights Library, Lincoln Heights,
2530 Workman Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90031
• Thursday, February 20, 6:30 pm.
Luther Middle School
6460 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90042
• Thursday, February 27, 6:30 pm.
YMCA Weingart Aquatic and Wellness Center
9900 South Vermont Av., Los Angeles, CA, 90044
Dates to remember
- March 12-20: Postal invitations to participate in the 2020 Census will be sent
- March 16-24: reminder letters will be mailed
- March 26 to April 3: reminder postcards will be sent
- April 1: Census Day
- 8 to 16 of abirl: copies of paper forms will be sent
- April 20-27: the last postcards will be sent
