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Home My WebLink AboutB.(2) Presentation - Census 20202020 Census: What’s at Stake for Port Arthur City of Port Arthur, City Council Presentation 444 4th Street, Port Arthur, TX 77640 Presenter: Dionne Roberts-Emegha, Partnership Specialist U.S. Census Bureau-Denver Region 1 Good morning Mayor Freeman, your Honorable Council Members, Directors and Staff. My name is Dionne Roberts-Emegha and I am a Partnership Specialist from the Denver Regional Census Office which covers 12 states, including Texas. My coverage area includes the Houston-Galveston ACO to Jefferson County. First, I’d like to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to provide a brief Census operational update, and most importantly, provide information about Census Complete Count Committees (CCC), which are major vehicles that local governments use to promote the Census, particularly in communities with special characteristics or those that have a lower response rate for Census questionnaires . It is my hope that you as a governing body will then decide whether it’s in the interest of the City to form an official CCC and allocate sufficient resources towards this important tool to promote 2020 Census. 1 Agenda 2 Greetings Census Overview Timeline of Activities Complete Count Committee Basics Determining Local Resource Needs Critical Next Steps and Q&A First, let me quickly provide a brief Census overview and then I will discuss Complete Count Committees. I’ll also show you data from our interactive mapping application called ROAM, which enables us to visualize high low response areas within cities and develop a strategy based on this data. Finally, I’ll quickly highlight key dates and from our Census timeline and discuss activities and available funding resources. 2 Census Overview 3 Why we do a census: Article 1, Section 2 of the US Constitution The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. Why we do a census Every decade since 1790, the U.S. Census Bureau has conducted a constitutionally mandated census to determine the number of people living within the United States and our territories. These data are used by our nation’s leaders to help make vital decisions on behalf of all residents, including reapportionment and redistricting. 3 4 This map highlights the Congressional changes that occurred after the last Census. Election Data Services published a report in Dec 2016 showing Texas gaining 4 seats and both New York and Ohio losing 2. They estimate that Texas could gain an additional 3 congressional seats after 2020. 4 Counting For Dollars Texas receives over $43 billion dollars per year based on Decennial Census data. The per capita allocation is $1,578. Counting for Dollars link: https://gwipp.gwu.edu/counting-dollars-role-decennial-census-geographic-distribution-federal-funds 5 Census data also affect how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds are distributed to tribal, state and local governments each year. By 2020, the exact figure will be around $650 billion dollars to the States each and every year, for the next decade. The State of Texas receives a large share of those funds. In fact, George Washington University compiled a report called, “Counting for Dollars 2020,” which explains how 16 federal assistance programs distribute funds back to the states based on Census data. They estimate that Texas receives over 43 billion dollars each year based on Census data, and stands to lose $1,578 per person, per year, for the next 10 years, for every person not counted. 5 Key Data Collection Dates Nov – 2019 April 2018 January-Feb 2019 Aug – Oct 2019 Jan-Aug-2019 Early 2020 March 23, 2020 April 1, 2020 May 2020 August 2020 December 31, 2020 In-Office Address Canvass Regional Census Center Opens Early Area Census Offices Open Address Canvassing – select areas Area Census Offices Open Group Quarters Start Self Response Starts CENSUS DAY Non-Response Follow-Up Starts Data Collection Complete Counts Delivered to President 6 Now -2019 – Between now and 2019, Census Partnership will work with local governments all over the country to establish Complete Count Committees. In addition, in office address canvassing is happening in our Jeffersonville, Indiana processing center, where staff is determining the areas of high growth and revitalization. With the use of technology, we anticipate sending census listers to only 30% of the country, saving enormous resources from previous censuses where we canvassed every road in the country. May 2018 – We will open the Regional Census Center in Dallas, TX which will conduct the census operations in our 12 State region. With that will come approximately 170 professional job positions. Jan. – Aug. 2019 – We will open 6 Early Area Census Offices who will recruit and conduct the Field Canvassing operations and 44 Area Census offices in our 12 State region March 23, 2020 – the census is finally here and this is the first opportunity to self respond via the internet and fill out your census form! April 1, 2020 is Census Day May 2020 – Non-response Follow-Up Operations August 2020 – the Census is over, the Census is over December 31, 2020 – counts delivered to the President 6 What is a Complete Count Committee 7 A Complete Count Committee focuses on : Motivating diverse communities to complete their Census questionnaire Mobilizing community leaders to engage their constituents to be counted Outreach to populations with historically low response rates and those hardest to count The committee works best when it includes a cross section of trusted voices from government agencies, education, business, faith based, community organizations and the media. 7 Structure of a Complete Count Committee 8 The mayor/HEO appoints the members of the CCC based on their ability to: Communicate to HTC Bring Resources to the table Approve initiatives Influence Allocate sufficient time Represent all races/ethnicities in a non-partisan manner Create coalitions Mayor Stopfer should appoint the members of the Complete Count Committee. The key elements of a successful CCC are people who are able to: Communicate to hard-to-count groups Bring resources to the table Approve initiatives Influence and have the respect of the community Allocate sufficient time toward the task Represent all major races and ethnicities within the community/emerging populations in a non-partisan manner; and Create coalitions among various public and private sectors 8 Importance of Forming a CCC Now 9 Port Arthur underwater after Tropical Storm Harvey landfall - CNN.com With Hurricane Harvey, over 80 percent of the city was flooded and many residents have been forced to leave their homes. Of course, we don’t know how many will return before April 1, 20202; but, we know that a population change below 50,000 would seriously impact the city’s ability to qualify for federal grants like: community block grants and FEMA recovery funds, etc. This in addition to a loss of $1,576 per person/per year for the next 10 years. 9 Complete Count Committee Formation 10 As stated, we have begun the process of reaching out to cities, like Irving, to establish Complete Count Committees (CCCs). We know that despite our best efforts – a national marketing campaign and local efforts to impart the importance of the census, many residents still won’t complete their census questionnaire on their own. This is particularly true in low response areas that have high poverty, large numbers of renters, single family households, young children, immigrants and language barriers. These communities often rely on “Trusted Voices” to assure them that the census is safe, important and reliable. So we often call on local governments to pull together leaders from different facets of the community: business, education, non-profit, media, faith-based, veterans and immigrant organizations to serve as that trusted voice. 10 Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM) 11 census.gov/roam Once formed, the CCC will begin drafting a plan based on the specific challenges within high low response areas of Irving. To assist with this task, the Census developed an interactive web mapping application called the Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM) that allows users to access data available in the Census Bureau’s Planning Database to plan outreach, marketing and promotional efforts. With ROAM, the darkest color-shaded colors indicate the highest low response areas with a percentage of those least likely to respond to a census questionnaire. In addition, I’ve provided you will a narrative profile, based on the 2012-2016 American Community Survey. 11 12 CCC TOOLS https://www.census.gov/partners/toolkit.pdf https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis.html To assist with planning and strategies for CCC formation, the Census offers valuable resources for partners at Census.gov/partners/toolkit.pdf. We also have statistics in schools, formerly census in schools, that provides resources for teaching and learning with real life data. 12 CENSUS JOBS NOW LIVE! 13 https://2020census.gov/jobs In addition, the Census 2020 job site is now active. We are recruiting for a variety of temporary, full-time and part-time work, including Area Census Office Positions (most full-time, 1yr to 1.5yrs) Office Manager Lead Field Operations Manager Admin Manager Field Operations Manager IT Manager Supervisory Clerks Recruiting Manager Clerks (IT, Recruiting, Admin) Work from Home (where your home is your duty station) (intermittent, part time, 6 weeks to several months) Census Field Supervisor Enumerator/Lister Recruiting Assistant Partnership Specialists Multiple positions throughout Texas SALARY RANGE: GG-0301-11/12: $61,479 to $102,027 per year 13 Only Census 14