Key Websites

2010 Census Official Website
www.2010.census.gov

The Census Bureau’s website presents background information about the Census, schedule of events, various toolkits, promotional materials, information about how to partner with the Bureau, guidelines for how to utilize Complete Count Committees, and news updates.

Responsibility for implementing the 2010 census for California is divided between two regional offices. The Seattle office coordinates Northern California activities, and the Los Angeles regional office oversees Southern California, including the Central Valley through Fresno.


The Brookings Institution
www.brookings.edu

In-depth research articles and papers on the census can be found at this website, including analysis of the Census Bureau’s planning for the decennial census and the impact of an undercount on state and local governments.


The Census Project
www.thecensusproject.org

This website provides weekly updates of census-related news through its Census News Briefs and the posting of relevant news articles. It also has a number of useful Census fact sheets and has launched a blog to keep stakeholders and the public updated with accurate information.


The Funders’ Census Initiative
www.funderscommittee.org

This is a website for an ad hoc working group of national, state, and regional foundations that are committed to stimulating interest in the 2010 census, with a focus on producing an accurate count of hard-to-count communities. The project provides informational updates, outreach, resource development, a funders’ toolkit, and one-on-one consultations to help funders support census activities.

Healthy City

TC residents, as well as nonprofit organizations that may be able to assist with census outreach and assistance.
The site allows users to analyze populations at the state, regional, or local levels (down to a census tract) based on the following characteristics:
Concentration of HTC residents
Ethnicity/race
Language spoken at home
Families living poverty


Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF)
www.civilrights.org

This website presents information about how the census affects local communities, including its impact on the allocation of federal funding, redistricting, and the enforcement of civil rights. The website is part of a larger project by LCCREF to provide training, support, and media assistance to local efforts to increase census participation among hard-to-count populations in thirteen metropolitan areas. Partnering organizations in this project include Asian American Justice Center, the NAACP, the National Association of Latino Elected Officials Educational Fund (NALEO), and the National Congress of American Indians. This project plans to hold trainings and work with local partners in the Los Angeles and Bay Area regions to promote census participation.


Nonprofits Count!
www.nonprofitscount.org

A project of the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network, this website provides information, including best practices, on how nonprofit organizations and human services agencies can help produce an accurate count of hard-to-count populations. It also offers a census toolkit for nonprofit organizations and regularly scheduled webinars.


Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees
www.gcir.org

GCIR has produced a Funders' Guide to the 2010 Census.  The guide is geared to help foundations and donors understand how they can support efforts to improve the accuracy of the census count in local communities.  GCIR's website provides extensive information and resources to help guide philanthropic investment and leadership in the 2010 census. Some examples include:

Data points for HTC California counties
Sample foundation request for proposals
Contact information for U.S. Census Bureau’s regional offices


Asian and Pacific Islander 2010 Census Network
www.apicount.org

The California Asian and Pacific Islander 2010 Census Network, also known as API Count, is a network of Asian and Pacific Islander organizations that have come together to promote Asian and Pacific Islander involvement in Census 2010 through coordinated advocacy, outreach, training, and media work in Los Angeles County and across the state. Spearheaded by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, API Count comprises of organizations spanning seven target regions across the state that will be working with community based organizations to provide direct outreach and education to their respective ethnic communities.

Southern California Tribal Communities
www.calindianscount.naqcom.com

In support of the 2010 Census, NativeBiz in partnership with the 2010 Census Tribal and Urban Indian Communities Team is proud to make this native specific platform and resources available at no-cost to tribal governments, communities and members throughout Southern California as they prepare for the 2010 Census.