Thursday, January 23, 2020

Campaign Launched to Make Sure Every New Yorker is Counted in the Upcoming Census



The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo: Governor Andrew Cuomo today kicked off the State's campaign to make sure every New Yorker is counted in the upcoming 2020 Census. The Governor today hosted the State's first Census Conference to raise awareness about the Census and engage advocates, community-based organizations, community leaders and local officials to ensure a complete count.

The Conference consisted of breakout sessions featuring administration officials to help answer questions from these key stakeholders about a variety of topics, including how to participate in the application process for potential funding that will flow through counties; how communities can coordinate efforts and use resources the State has made available; how to reach at-risk and hard-to-count communities; what leadership and messaging tactics to use to ensure a complete count; and how to achieve a complete count by improving digital literacy and opening up places for individuals to fill their Census online.

The Census Conference follows the recent formation of the Governor's Census Council, which is being co-chaired by Martin Luther King III, Lucy Liu and Lin-Manuel Miranda to lead the State charge to ensure every New Yorker is counted in the upcoming 2020 census. 


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