RI Census 2020 Fund Announces $300K in Grants for Census Outreach
Thursday, March 12, 2020
The Rhode Island Census 2020 Fund announced nearly $300K in grants to encourage residents to fill out the census forms.
This comes as the U.S. Census Bureau is set to begin reaching out to RI households on March 12.
“These grants are essential for the 2020 Census outreach campaign and assist in connecting with communities that are ‘hard to count.’ Outreach to these historically under-counted groups, through the local organizations they are connected to, helps motivate them to participate in the Census along with their friends and family," said Central Falls Mayor James Diossa, who co-chairs the state’s Complete Count Committee.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAccording to the RI Census 2020 Fund, the goal is to protect the nearly $3.8 billion a year that Rhode Island receives in federal funding for education, health care, housing and other uses based on Census data.
The Grants
The focus of the grants is increasing Census response-rates from historically under-counted populations such as families with young children, immigrants, people living in poverty and people of color.
The Rhode Island Foundation administers the grant program in partnership with the Complete Count Committee.
Alianza de Transformacion Social in Providence, Capeverdean American Community Development in Pawtucket and the Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale are among the more than three dozen organizations that received grants to fund outreach activities.
A network of approximately 40 churches that serve the Latino community, Alianza de Transformacion Social received $12,000 to send outreach workers to houses of worship in Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket among other communities.
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