Well done Rhode Island — our congressional delegation remains a hard four! US News reports in “Census Surprise: Rhode Island Keeps Both US House Seats:” The state’s population increased by 4.3%, from about 1.05 million residents in the 2010 census to nearly 1.1 million in 2020, the agency reported. Demographers and political experts have been …
Due to the pandemic there has been some confusion concerning the U.S. Census . . . whether they are still hiring and what is the timeline. This notification comes from the Census Bureau: The U.S. Census is still hiring; jobs have been postponed due to the pandemic. Work will begin on or after July 1st. …
Look, there’s even a Tagalog hotline. There’s no excuse for not participating. And thanks to the Rhode Island Foundation — this time for awarding $300,000 in grants to community groups for outreach aimed at getting people counted in the 2020 Census — we will hopefully secure our second Congressional seat and the roughly $3.8 billion …
Census Notices Going Out — RI Foundation $upports The Count Read More »
The RI Foundation is awarding nearly $300,000 in grants for Census 2020 outreach to undercounted populations. AND they are still taking applications for at least another $125,000 with an information session scheduled for January 14th. (Application deadline January 31st.) The goal is to protect the roughly $3.8 billion a year that Rhode Island receives in …
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