An Important NYC Census 2020 Message from Cardi B.

An Important NYC Census 2020 Message from Cardi B.

The census only comes once every 10 years, and the 2020 Census will shape our communities for the next decade. Fill it out now at http://www.my2020census.gov. It is critical that New Yorkers get counted in the census, especially in historically undercounted neighborhoods, as the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all New Yorkers and having a disproportionate […]

NYC Census 2020 Launches First-of-its-Kind Census Outreach via Popular Mobile Messenger Apps

NYC Census 2020 Launches First-of-its-Kind Census Outreach via Popular Mobile Messenger Apps

NEW YORK – NYC Census 2020 (Mayor’s Office of the Census) has announced that it is embarking on an extensive and innovative digital organizing campaign via WhatsApp, WeChat, KakaoTalk, and Viber (“WhatsApp+”), to reach immigrant communities across New York City in 15 languages. This type of linguistic and culturally competent outreach and communication is particularly important […]

Why Undocumented Immigrants Still Fear The 2020 Census

Why Undocumented Immigrants Still Fear The 2020 Census

United States Census Postcard, Letter and Online Screen to complete the 2020 Census. – Detroit, Michigan USA, April 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) Mary Lehman Held, University of Tennessee The United States might not be able to get information about more than 10 million people in the 2020 census. That’s the number of undocumented immigrants living in […]