Census Community Messaging Guidance on Presidential Memorandum
President Trump released a memo on July 21, 2020, saying that undocumented communities will not count for dividing up Congressional representation between the states. The Presidential memo is unconstitutional and is being challenged by legal advocacy groups.
Yalla Count Me In! – National Census Day of Action Social Media Toolkit
This social media toolkit provides a roadmap for individuals and organizations to help make sure everyone knows what the Census is, why it matters for Arab Americans, and how we all can make sure we, our families and our communities are counted fairly and accurately in 2020.
Sesame Street: “Make Your Family Count” Materials
Be sure to count all the kids living in your home, even if they're not related to you or are only living with you temporarily. That means all grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, foster children, and the kids of any friends or housemates living with you most of the time.
Count All Kids Stickers
Children should be included on your 2020 Census form—and not just children related to you, but any kids living at your address most of the time. When babies and children are included, the programs that support them get the funding they need.
Count All Kids Posters
Children should be included on your 2020 Census form—and not just children related to you, but any kids living at your address most of the time. When babies and children are included, the programs that support them get the funding they need.
Count All Kids Message Guide
This message guide is based on qualitative and quantitative message research that Count All Kids commissioned. The document is a reference for affiliates and partners to adapt and share messages about the 2020 Census with families that have young children.
Winning Narratives: 2020 Census
This resource by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement provides a look at key messages that can be used when talking about the census.
Webinar: Data Sharing, Census Confidentiality, and Trump’s Executive Order
Please join us for this informative webinar to address concerns around census confidentiality, provide messaging recommendations to answer community questions, and discuss the implications of Trump’s Executive Order on citizenship data. In this webinar, participants will learn the Executive Order means, understand census confidentiality protections, receive message guidance for responding to community concerns, and actions that stakeholders can take to address census confidentiality concerns.
#AAPI2020 Lunar New Year Toolkit
This is a collaboration among the National Council for Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC), and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and includes tips and content for talking about the census with your friends, family, neighbors, and communities during Lunar New Year gatherings.
Engaging Your Friends and Family in the 2020 Census
This factsheet from Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a community education material focused on the best way to discuss the 2020 census with your friends and family.
2020 Get Out the Count Community Engagement and Communications Toolkit
Asian Americans Advancing Justice is leading the Count Us In 2020 campaign focused on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. This is a comprehensive toolkit on community engagement and communication tips for 2020 GOTC efforts. This was last updated December 2019.
TOOLKIT: Holidays and the 2020 Census
The holidays are just around the corner, and it's a great time to talk about the Census! Whether your family is completely new to the Census or they're worried about the citizenship question, the toolkit "Dinner Table Tips for the Holidays" will give you the answers you need to get your folks counted.
Webinar: How Faith Communities Can Ensure All Communities Are Counted
As trusted messengers, faith leaders have a critical role to play in helping prepare their communities for the 2020 Census. This webinar explains the basics of the census, what’s at stake for communities of color, and how people of faith can spread the word to ensure all people are counted. Featured speakers focus on racial equity and effective messaging on the census.
Webinar: Florida Faithful Census
As trusted messengers, faith leaders have a critical role to play in helping prepare their communities for the 2020 Census. This webinar explains the basics of the census, what’s at stake for Florida, and how people of faith can spread the word to ensure all people are counted. Featured speakers focus on racial equity and effective messaging on the census.
Webinar: Georgia Faithful Census
As trusted messengers, faith leaders have a critical role to play in helping prepare their communities for the 2020 Census. This webinar explains the basics of the census, what’s at stake for Georgia, and how people of faith can spread the word to ensure all people are counted. Featured speakers focus on racial equity and effective messaging on the census.
Webinar: North Carolina Faithful Census
As trusted messengers, faith leaders have a critical role to play in helping prepare their communities for the 2020 Census. This webinar explains the basics of the census, what’s at stake for North Carolina, and how people of faith can spread the word to ensure all people are counted. Featured speakers focus on the importance of counting LGBTQ people and children.
Webinar: Ohio Faithful Census
As trusted messengers, faith leaders have a critical role to play in helping prepare their communities for the 2020 Census. This webinar explains the basics of the census, what’s at stake for Ohio, and how people of faith can spread the word to ensure all people are counted. Featured speakers focus on the importance of counting children and Asian communities.
Webinar: Latinx Faithful Census
As trusted messengers, faith leaders have a critical role to play in helping prepare their communities for the 2020 Census. This webinar explains the basics of the census, what’s at stake for the Latinx community, and how people of faith can spread the word to ensure all people are counted.
Census Sabbath Kit
Faith in Public Life's Census Sabbath Kit includes resources for how to bring the 2020 Census into worship to help raise awareness about the importance of being counted. The kit includes a sermon guide, a litany, and relevant scripture from the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran.
2020 Census Faith Toolkit
Faith in Public Life's 2020 Census Faith Toolkit is designed for faith leaders to learn about the Census and the critical role they have in encouraging their communities to be counted. The toolkit includes talking points, worship materials, FAQs, and ways to engage the faith communities.
Webinar: Organizing, Engagement, and Census Bureau Outreach and Partnerships
This AAJC webinar covers the best field and communications strategies for getting out the count. We go over resources on how to mobilize communities to participate in the 2020 Census, language assistance, top messages that resonate with communities, social media tools, and more. The webinar also goes over how to foster partnerships and how to best work with the Census Bureau to achieve an accurate count of our communities.
Webinar: Deep Dive on Communications and Messaging
This webinar provides an overview of the Census Bureau’s 2020 communications plan, including the Bureau’s timeline, communications deliverables, and how they will attempt to reach “hard-to-count” populations.
Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census
GCPI and the American Library Association created a resource guide for librarians to use in supporting a fair and accurate count in the 2020 Census. Ensuring an accurate count of everyone in the 2020 Census is crucial for the appropriate distribution of federal funding and for reapportionment. Libraries can play an important role by answering questions about the census, providing access to internet-connected computers, helping to fight misinformation, and more.