Government

Local and state government, elected officials (local , state and Congressionals) all have an important role in coordinating outreach efforts in their jurisdictions.  Local governments will be impacted is Understanding your Hard-to-Count areas will help focus outreach efforts. Engaging trusted messengers in your community will ensure that the right people are providing the right message and the right time.

1.     Assign a District/City/County Census Liaison – to coordinate outreach efforts in your jurisdiction.

2.     Coordinate with your Local Census Office (LCO), connect with local Complete Count Committees, Community Based organization and  local foundations/community based organizations that are already doing Census outreach.

3.     Include Census messages in all your speaking engagements, town halls, conferences, meetings.

4.     Create an Outreach Action Plan.

5.     MARCH 20, 2010 is the BE CALIFORNIAN. BE COUNTED DAY – plan a local event to “get out the count”.

We have a number of great resources to help you plan and target your Census outreach. The Elected Official Toolkit focuses on three main methods elected officials can use to get the word out about the 2010 Census:

• Announcing your support for the 2010 Census and providing information about the 2010 Census in communications to constituents.
• Raising awareness of the 2010 Census in speeches and media interviews, and at public events.
• Effectively responding to constituent inquiries about the 2010 Census.

Select either the Toolkit, Resource Guide or both from the drop down below to give loads of useful tips to assist with you Census Outreach efforts.

To best focus your limited outreach resources, we recommend using the Hard-to-Count Maps by County.  If you need your elected official District map, please contact us.

The State Data Center produced these county demographic profiles and Hard to Count Score maps and tabulations for census tracts within counties as an informational aid to promote an accurate 2010 Census count for California. These handbooks contain current and historical information on the demographic, socioeconomic, and housing characteristics of California counties and census tracts.

Many local jurisdictions and community groups have already formed Complete Count Committees (CCCs) in partnership with the US Census Bureau.  Coordinating with the CCCs in your area will help identify gaps in outreach coverage and duplicative efforts.

Access California Services - Arab Community CCC Big Bear Valley Cambodian Community CCC Cambodian Long Beach Community Central American CCC Cerritos Korean American Round Table Chamorro Complete Count Committee for LA Chamorro Complete Count Committee for San Diego City of Adelanto City of Anaheim City of Arvin City of Atwater City of Avenal City of Azusa City of Bakersfield City of Barstow City of Bishop City of Bradbury City of Buellton City of Burbank City of California City City of Canyon Lake City of Carpinteria City of Carson City of Cathedral City City of Cerritos City of Chowchilla City of Chula Vista City of Coachella City of Colton City of Compton City of Corcoran City of Corona City of Delano City of Desert Hot Springs City of Diamond Bar CCC City of Dinuba City of Dos Palos City of Duarte City of Duarte City of Exeter City of Farmersville City of Fontana City of Fresno City of Fullerton City of Garden Grove City of Glendale City of Goleta City of Grand Terrace City of Gustine City of Hanford City of Hesperia City of Highland City of Indio City of Inglewood City of Irvine City of Irwindale City of La Puente City of La Quinta City of Livingston City of Loma Linda City of Lompoc City of Long Beach City of Los Banos City of Lynwood City of Madera City of Maricopa City of McFarland City of Merced City of Monrovia City of National City City of Needles City of Palm Desert City of Palm Springs City of Pasadena City of Pomona CCC City of Porterville City of Rancho Cucamonga City of Rancho Mirage City of Redlands City of San Bernardino City of San Diego City of San Dimas City of San Ysidro City of Santa Ana City of Santa Barbara City of Santa Maria City of Santa Monica City of Shafter City of Solvang City of South Gate City of Taft City of Tehachapi City of Temecula City of Torrance City of Tulare City of Twentynine Palms City of Victorville CCC City of Visalia City of Vista City of Walnut City of Wasco City of West Covina City of West Hollywood City of Wildomar City of Woodlake City of Yucaipa Coachella Valley Association of Governments Coachella Valley Unified School District Community of Greenfield (CDP) Community of Hollywood (CDP) Community of Lamont (CDP) Community of Lost Hills (CDP) Council of Philippine American County of Santa Barbara Delhi Center - Latino Community CCC Fallbrook Chamber of Comerce Filipino American Community Hana Hawai'I (CDP) Hawai'I Media Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce Iranian American Professionals Network Los Angeles Latin American Consuls Los Angeles Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Metro Micronesian Women Leadership for Census 2010 Natl. Young Palauan Association Hawaii Orange County Orange County Department of Education Orange County Faith Based CCC Orange County Korean Community Orange County LULAC Foundation Puna Hawai'i San Diego LGBT Community San Diego Native Hawaiian Community San Diego Native Hawaiians San Diego Refugee CCC San Diego Regional CCC San Diego Urban League CCC SBCAG Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers CCC St. Johns Missionary Supervisor Roy Wilson, District 4 Town of Apple Valley CCC Town of Yucca Valley CCC Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce CCC Vietnamese Community CCC Wai' anae Hawai'I (CDP) Westminster Chamber of Commerce CCC Wildomar Community Council City of Alameda Burmese American Democratic Alliance City of Albany--Community Development County of Modoc Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Healthcare Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce City of Antioch Placer County CA City of Auburn City of Berkeley - City Hall City of Berkeley - City Hall Persian Center Berkeley Baivoter/San Jose Pit River Tribe Iranican Iranican Bonyad Towhid Bonyad Towhid United Way of Santa Cruz City of Capitola Associated Students CSU, Chico City of Colfak City of Colusa Colusa Indian Community Council Stevens County Commission - Colville WA Seafood City Supermarket-Concord Society of Iranian Professionals City of Daly City Town of Colma City of Dublin City of East Palo Alto City Government of Elk Grove City of Emeryville City of Emeryville City of Eureka County of Solano Quartz Valley Indian Reservation City of Watsonville, Neighborhood Services City of Watsonville, Neighborhood Services City of Watsonville, Neighborhood Services City of Fremont Afghan Coalition Fremont Unified School District Fiji American National Association City of Galt City of Gridley Alameda County Community Development Agency Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association - Bay Area Chapter City of Hayward City of Ione Amador County Board Of Supervisors Amador County Surveying Department County of Lake City of Live Oak City Hall Afghan Business network City of Lodi Norouz Festival Payvand Media City of Mammoth Lakes Marin City Community Development Corportation Contra Costa County Contra Costa County Administration Yuba County - Department of Administrative Services Yuba County - Community Development & Services Agency County of Yuba Yuba County One Stop Location Yuba County - Office of the County Administrator Little Country Church Little Country Church Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living (DRAIL) County of Napa City of Nevada City City of Newark Robinson Rancheria Lotus Bloom Foundation New Hope Covenant Church Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Keith Carson Chhitiz Cultural Club City of Oakland City Administration Just Cause Oakland Family Bridges, Inc. Shabeh Jomeh Konkow Valley Band of Maidu Berry Creek Rancheria City of Oroville Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Church Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover, District V City of Placerville Niosha Dance Academy City of Pleasanton- Planning Department Noor TV/Afghan TV City of Rancho Cordova Tehama County PFLAG Redding/Shasta County County Of San Mateo - County Managers Office San Mateo County of Education Office of Supervisor Jacobs Gibson San Mateo County of Education Coyote Valley Reservation City Of Richmond Wat Lao Rattanaram City Of Richmond Office Of The Mayor Greater Richmond Interfaith Program City of Richmond Community and Economic Development Group Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. City Of Sacramento Mayors Office APAPA State of California Office of Planning and Research SPILF Counts 2010 CCC Iranian American Chamber of Commerce National Fijian Fellowship AOG, USA CA Assemblymember District 9 Dave Jones State of California Department of Corporations Bamdad Radio First Samoan Methodist Youth- Sacramento Seafood City Supermarket Sacramento 100 Black Men of Sacramento, Inc. Non Profit Resource Center Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui California Indian Manpower Consortium Sacramento Area Council Of Governments St. Gregory Armenian Church Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation Equality California Vietnamese CCC in San Francisco Arab Cultural Center/San Francisco City and County of San Francisco ZeroDivide Russian Center of San Francisco African Advocacy Network Colage Kerosky & Associates Rubicon Programs Chinese For Affirmative Action Equality California Russian American Community Services Assoc. Of Sf San Francisco Community College Southeast Campus Homenetmen Armenian Athletic Union La Raza Centro Legal Arab Cultural Center/San Francisco Family and Friends for Change Burmese Youth Association Mission Economic Development Agency Mo'MAGIC Accion Latina Bahai' Faith San Francisco Iranian American Bar Association/San Francisco Iranian American Bar Association/San Francisco African Advocacy Network Arab Film Festival Ramallah Club of San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum Chinese American Voters Education Committee San Francisco City Mayor's Office of Community Development Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley Live the Dream Foundation 2010 Census Vietnamese Complete Count Committee of Santa Clara County Alborz Persian School Persian Zoroastrians Organization Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley Seafood City Supermarket San Jose Dennis Baik Dental Persian Zorastrian Organization Arab Film Festival/San Jose Arab TV Santa Clara County City Of San Jose City of San Leandro San Leandro Recreation and Human Services Department City Of San Leandro Beyond Persia City Of San Mateo County of Marin Grassroots Leadership Network of Marin Marin County Community Development Agency Tenants' Voice Council County of Marin County Of Santa Cruz UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Women's Health Center Volunteer Center Of Santa Cruz County City Of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County Office Of Education Santa Cruz County Community Action Board Santa Cruz County Community Action Board Stepping Out Housing Front Street Housing Corporation for Affordable Community Housing Casa de Exito Grace Commons Monarch Disabled Housing City Of Santa Cruz Casa Linda Live Oak Family Resource Center Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center CFSC Familia Center Familia Center Homeless Services Center County of Sonoma Sonoma County Indian Health Project, Inc. Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Community Action Partnership Sonoma County Supervisor City of Santa Rosa Sonoma Co. Indian Project. Inc Lake Tahoe Unified School District Lake Tahoe Community College City Of South Lake Tahoe Asian Pacific Self-Development Residential Association The Iranian Christian Church/Sunnyvale Lassen County Town Of Truckee Family Resource Center of Truckee Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee Truckee Chamber of Commerce City of Turlock Goodwill Potter Valley Tribe City of Union City City of Union City Seafood City Supermarket- Union City City of Vallejo Seafood City Supermarket-Vallejo City Of Vallejo City of Watsonville - Admin Office Applied Survey Research Santa Cruz Sentinel Potter's House Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center California Rural Legal Assistance Salud Para la Gente Santa Cruz County, South County Housing Corporation Sikh Temple Sacramento West Sac Counts 2010 CCC County Of Siskiyou Sutter County Community Services Department Sutter County Administrative Office Sutter County Sutter County

The US Census Bureau has opened Local Census Offices in each of the Congressional Districts.  Local Census offices manage strategic operations within a state, including Partnership Specialists.  These will be the primary point of contact for nonprofits interested in participating in the 2010 Census and are key coordinating “hubs” for all groups engaged in California Census outreach.  Click here to find your Local Census Office where a partnership specialist can work with you.