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Census Maryland 2020 Newsletter

February 21, 2020

In This Issue

1. Secretary McCord at Economic Development Day in Annapolis
2. Planning Secretary Talks Census at Community Action Day Luncheon
3. MDP Census Team at the House Appropriations Committee Hearing
4. Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Promote Census Through New Video
5. Maryland's Census 2020 Advertising Campaign to Launch on March 12
6. How Maryland’s New Census Director Plans to Get Everyone Counted
7. Maryland Planning Team at Banneker-Douglass Museum to Kick Off Promote Maryland Census 2020
8. Maryland Census at the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition
9. How the 2020 Census Affects Maryland Businesses
10. 2020 Census Advertising Campaign Expands to Reach All Audiences
11. Cecil County Wants You to be Counted in the Census
12. Salisbury-Wicomico 2020 Census Reaches Out to the Rotary Club
13. Census Bureau Spends Millions on Ads Combating Citizenship Question Scare
14. Most Adults Aware of 2020 Census and Ready to Respond, but Don’t Know Key Details
15. Want to understand the 2020 census? Take our new email course
16. Maryland Lawmakers Help to Promote Census 2020
17. Youth 2020 Census Short Film Challenge in Somerset County
18. Viewpoint: Why Maryland Nonprofits Must Push For a Strong 2020 Census
19. Census 2020 Tip Sheet Number 4
20. AARP Event: Define Your Decade Press Conference - Feb. 24
21. Census Training in Hyattsville - February 29
22. Senator Ben Cardin Conversation about Census 2020 - Feb. 24

For any questions about the Maryland Census, call (410) 767-4500 or go to Census.Maryland.gov.

Follow Maryland Census 2020 on Twitter and Facebook – Follow @MdCensus2020 and like @MdCensus2020 – to stay in touch with Maryland's Census 2020 complete count efforts. Join the conversation by using hashtag #2020MDCensus on Facebook and on Twitter.

Become a Census Taker! Help ensure your community gets counted in the 2020 Census by joining the U.S. Census Bureau team.  Visit https://2020census.gov/en/jobs and apply today.

Upcoming Meetings

For further details, go to the Maryland Census 2020 Events page

News and Events

Secretary McCord at Economic Development Day in Annapolis

On Tuesday, February 18, Secretary Rob McCord spoke at the beginning of the Maryland Economic Development Association's (MEDA) Economic Development Day in Annapolis about the importance of the Census, specifically relating to the business community. Census Outreach Coordinator John Watson also attended to operate a census informational table during the event.

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Planning Secretary Talks Census at Community Action Day Luncheon

Secretary McCord spoke at the Community Action Day Luncheon hosted by the Maryland Community Action Partnership on Wednesday, February 19, about the importance of the Census, specifically relating to community involvement and funding.

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MDP Census Team at the House Appropriations Committee Hearing

Thank you to Delegate Maggie McIntosh, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee for the opportunity to present the Maryland Department of Planning's blueprint for Maryland Census 2020. Secretary Rob McCord, Deputy Secretary Sandy Schrader, Chief of Staff Adam Gruzs, and the department's consultant presented an extensive briefing before the committee.

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Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Promotes Census Through New Video

Secretary McCord and Director Kelby Brick of Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GODHH) together explains the importance of Maryland Census 2020 and the inclusion of counting deaf and hard of hearing Marylanders in this video posted by the GODHH.

Watch GODHH's Facebook video 

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Maryland's Census 2020 Advertising Campaign to Launch on March 12

Following the U.S. Census Bureau's nationwide awareness media campaign, the state will launch its own campaign focused on Maryland communities. This media plan, with emphasis on the hard to count communities, will launch the week of March 12 and begins the motivation phase of outreach. This coordinated effort will include television and radio spots, billboards, bus signage, and social media. 

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How Maryland’s New Census Director Plans to Get Everyone Counted

The counting of every single person in America occurs once every 10 years, determining population density and dictating the amount of federal funding state and local governments receive for a wide range of programs including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In Maryland, preparations have long been underway to make sure every person gets counted. The state is in a unique position, as Maryland Census 2020 Director, Lorena Rivera, takes the reins.

Read Full Article at Baltimore Magazine

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Maryland Census at Banneker-Douglass Museum to Promote Maryland Census 2020

Saturday, February 15. the Banneker-Douglass Museum kicked off its year-long exhibit, The Black Vote Mural Project, with an opening reception to celebrate Black History Month and the 150th anniversary of the right of black men to vote. Associate Maryland Census Director Randall Nixon and the museum's programs director, Sabriyah Hassan, were at the event to promote Census 2020 and underscore the importance of a complete census count to Maryland. 

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Maryland Census at the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition

Maryland Census Associate Director Randall Nixon met members of the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition on February 20. He joined Miranda Darden-Willens, director of the Coalition, in a presentation focusing on the high percentage of renters and families with young children that reside in their properties.

His message highlighted that young children are the most undercounted group in the census. Young children who are missed in the census tend to have complex living arrangements. They might live with only one parent, or in large, extended families, foster families, or multiple families under one roof. These children may stay in more than one home throughout the year and may not be related to the person responding to the census. This is why renters with young families have a special responsibility to respond. Renters can take control of the needs of their communities.

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How the 2020 Census Effects Maryland Businesses - Department of Commerce Blog

From easing work commutes to natural disaster responses, your community counts in the 2020 Census. Here in Maryland, we are asking businesses to encourage employees, customers, and surrounding communities to fill out their census forms. An accurate count of all Marylanders will help the state receive necessary federal funding for programs and resources – from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore – and everywhere in between.

Read Full Article at MDBiz News

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2020 Census Advertising Campaign Expands to Reach All Audiences

Earlier this week, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded its massive multimedia advertising campaign across the nation. The campaign is designed to reach over 99 percent of the nation’s 140 million households with messaging about the upcoming 2020 Census and the importance of responding. Invitations to respond will arrive March 12-20, 2020. Almost every person living in the United States will be reached an average of 40 times during the lifetime campaign, which will take place on television, radio, newspapers, online and at outdoor locations such as billboards and bus stops.

Read Full Release at the U.S. Census Bureau

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Cecil County Wants You to be Counted in the Census

Cecil County officials want you to be counted in the national census happening next month. Officials want to avoid high numbers of uncounted citizens again this year for the U.S. Census when the count begins next month according to James Massey, coordinator for the county committee for the Census Count. “In 2010 one-quarter of our population did not respond to the census,” Massey said Tuesday. “For every person unaccounted for we lose $1,800 a year in federal and state funding.”

Read Full Article at The Cecil Whig

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Salisbury-Wicomico 2020 Census Reaches Out to the Rotary Club

On Thursday evening, Salisbury-Wicomico Complete Count Committee Co-Chair Sonya Whited continued the awareness campaign about Census 2020 with a presentation to Rotary Club of Salisbury Maryland. Along with Maryland Census State Outreach Coordinator John Watson and Wicomico County Department of Planning's Jesse Drewer, the importance of the complete count for Census 2020 was discussed and great audience questions were answered.

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Census Bureau Spends Millions on Ads Combating Citizenship Question Scare

The bureau is spending $500 million overall on ads urging participation in the 2020 Census.

The citizenship question will not be listed on the 2020 census. But the Census Bureau is still paying for it. Amid widespread fear among immigrants and activists over the failed drive to put a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census, the Census Bureau is investing millions of dollars in an advertising campaign underlining the fact that participants’ information will not be shared with local or federal authorities.

Read Full Article at Politico

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Most Adults Aware of 2020 Census and Ready to Respond, But Don’t Know Key Details

As the 2020 Census gets underway, most U.S. adults are aware of it and are ready to respond, but many do not know what it asks or how to participate. A majority incorrectly believes a citizenship question is on the questionnaire, and only about one-in-five know they will have the option of answering online, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Read Full Article at the Pew research Center

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Want to understand the 2020 Census? Take our new email course

The Census is a complicated, crucial task unlike any other, with many challenges that include growing public reluctance to answer surveys. This time around, the Census Bureau will ask most people to respond online, a big change from the past. The resulting numbers will guide political decisions, federal funding, and research for the next decade. So how do you untangle such a knotty topic? By signing up for our five-part email mini-course about the 2020 Census! You’ll receive an email every few days over the span of a couple of weeks. As with all of Pew Research Center’s work, it’s free. 

Learn More and Sign Up at the Pew research Center

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Maryland Lawmakers Help to Promote Census 2020

Maryland Senator Mary Beth Carozza (District 38, Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico counties) and Senator Ben Kramer (District 19, Montgomery County) display Census 2020 literature in their offices. Maryland Department of Planning staff delivered supplies of marketing materials to all 47 senators this past week and are continuing to deliver packets to the 188 members of the House of Delegates. These materials can be used to spread the word of the Census: It's Important, Easy, and Safe. Thank you Maryland lawmakers.

For downloadable flyers in 26 languages, go to the Outreach Tool Kits page.

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Youth 2020 Census Short Film Challenge in Somerset County

The Crisfield Arts Syndicate presents the Somerset County 2020 Census Youth Film challenge. This is a youth engagement project to educate and deliver the message of the vital importance of a complete Census count in Somerset County. The winning film will be determined by how well the use of Census data is employed. Deadline for submission of videos is March 31.

For more information, contact crisfieldartsyndicate@gmail.com or visit facebook.com/crisfieldartsyndicate.

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Viewpoint: Why Maryland Nonprofits Must Push For a Strong 2020 Census

Baltimore Business Journal

Every 10 years, the census aims to count every person residing in the United States. This population data informs and prioritizes the spending of public agencies and private business. Population data affects strategic priorities, targets investment and measures progress on a range of issues including public health, education, and community and economic development. It shapes the way state and federal dollars are allocated and determines how political representation is apportioned.

The effects of an undercount would have grave impacts on Maryland’s social programs, our local economy, and our communities. 

Read Full Article at the Baltimore Business Journal

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Census 2020 Tip Sheet Number 4

The U.S. Census Bureau publishes a regular bi-weekly Tip Sheet.

What’s the next big thing? Keep an eye on these Tip Sheets for descriptions of reports, data sets, and other products tentatively scheduled for release within the next four weeks. 

Current Tip Sheet #4

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AARP Event: Define Your Decade Press Conference 

“Declare Your Share!” of Federal Dollars for the Next Ten Years

This press conference calls for a complete Census count in Maryland by highlighting how federal dollars flow from 55 government programs directly into communities, as well as nearly $1 billion missed through undercounting in 2010.

Guests: Attorney General Brian Frosh; Montgomery County Councilman Tom Hucker; Census Bureau Regional Director Fernando Armstrong; and AARP State President Jim Campbell

Monday, February 24, at 10:00 a.m.
Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center
14906 Old Columbia Pike
Burtonsville, MD 20866

Thank you to AARP for their continued support of a complete count in Census 2020.

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Census Training in Hyattsville - February 29

Join Council Member Deni Taveras and the Northern Gateway CDC on Saturday, February 29 from 10:00-11:30 AM at Langley Park Community Center (1500 Merrimac Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20783) for a training on what to expect from the 2020 Census and how to help others complete it.

Register for the Census Training

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Senator Ben Cardin Conversation About
Census 2020 - Feb. 24

On Monday, February 24, Senator Cardin will host a conversation with elected/appointed officials, non-profit leaders, and community stakeholders about efforts to achieve a complete Census count in Prince George’s County. 

10:00-11:00 a.m.
Kentland Community Center
2413 Pinebrook Ave.
Landover, MD 20785

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