FROM THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Census Bureau Resource: Mobile Questionnaire Assistance (MQA) Program
In the coming weeks, the Census Bureau may contact local partners about setting up Mobile Questionnaire Assistance at your location. Connect with your partnership specialist if you have questions about the program. The first two weeks [...]
2020 Census Job Opportunities
Interested in joining the 2020 Census Team? The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting thousands of people across the country to work on the 2020 Census.
PSAs and Outreach Materials
The U.S. Census Bureau maintains and updates downloadable posters, public service announcements (PSAs), and other outreach materials. These resources are in a variety of languages and cover subjects ranging from faith communities to businesses, from [...]
Toolkit: Communications Outreach
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Communication Outreach Toolkit provides useful tips and evidence-based guidance on how to make your communications and outreach efforts as effective as possible.
Tool: “Know your census tract” from American FactFinder
One way to learn more about needs in your neighborhood or among the people you serve is to use the American FactFinder on the Census Bureau's website. American FactFinder enables searches of all kinds, including [...]
Toolkit: Census Solutions Workshop
This toolkit from the U.S. Census Bureau is a step-by-step guide to planning and running a successful Census Solutions Workshop to foster new partnerships and solve census challenges. The Census Solutions Workshop is specifically geared [...]
Questions and Answers for Stakeholders Supporting the 2020 Census
Stakeholders such as Complete Count Committees and other organizations can support the 2020 Census in new ways, including by making electronic devices available to the public for response. However, only the Census Bureau is authorized [...]
Map: 2020 Census Mail Contact Strategies
This 2020 Census Mail Contact Strategies viewer was developed so that communities can plan for the mailings that their area will receive when self-response for the 2020 Census begins. Users can see the mail [...]
U.S. Census Bureau PSA: How Census Data Will Be Used
This 30-second Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the U.S. Census Bureau explains how census data helps inform funding for things that impact your community. Remember that video PSAs are not just for TV. You [...]
Download and Customize Official Census PSAs
The U.S. Census Bureau has produced a variety of public service announcements (PSAs) that can be downloaded and customized. The PSAs are available in numerous languages for radio and video, and as scripts and fact [...]
Census questionnaire guides available in 60 languages
For the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau will provide census questionnaire guides available in 60 languages and the following multilingual census tools: Internet Self-Response Instrument and Census Questionnaire Assistance in 12 non-English languages; [...]
One-pager: Encourage States to Waive Income Limits for Temporary Census Workers
How Income Waivers Help Your State Reach Hard to Count Community Members: Research from past advocacy campaigns demonstrates that residents are more responsive to answer the door for people from within their community. However, members of the [...]
Multilingual Resources from the US Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau provides translated web pages and guides in 59 non-English languages, including American Sign Language, as well as guides in braille and large print. View the complete list here.
Census Bureau Updated Guidance on GOTC
The Census Bureau has updated guidance on Questions and Answers for Stakeholders Supporting the 2020 Census. As you may know, this was updated to incorporate stakeholder feedback by mentioning the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and include [...]