The 2020 Census affects how much federal dollars our region will receive for the next decade. Long Island already pays a lot more in taxes to the Federal Government than it gets back. Undercounts make that worse!!! Plus, this impacts all sorts of planning, at all levels. PLEASE GET COUNTED AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE EXPLAINING WHY, Especially with folks who reach folks in traditionally undercounted demographics..
A simple message the Health and Welfare Council of LI hopes you will share is this:
- You can fill out the Census TODAY in just 10 minutes by visiting my2020census.gov or calling 844-330-2020.
You may also share the Health & Welfare Council’s Long Island Counts video,
To track your community’s response rate, you can visit the following map.
This is really important. The pandemic makes the work to help make sure it happens a lot harder. Your support helps! Thank you!