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2/24/2020

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- Mayor Tom Henry Announces Creation of Census Committee

- A group of volunteers appointed by Mayor Tom Henry is charged with ensuring the Census 2020 count is as complete and accurate as possible.

- For census, the word's getting out Goal: Be good to go with the hard to count

- Schools look for precise census count FWCS, Bluffton-Harrison commit to 2020 accuracy

- Access Fort Wayne - City View January 2020 with host Mary Tyndall Guests: Bernadette Becker & Palermo Galindo

Mayor Tom Henry's podcast: Palermo Galindo and Raquel A Kline of the
FW Counts On Me: Census 2020’s Complete Count Committee talk about what you and I need to do to be counted. #FWCountsonMe #Census2020 #dejatecontar soundcloud.com/user-202170298/2020-census1

March 2, 2020 - Quarterly Neighborhood Association Presidents’ Meeting.
Thank you neighborhood presidents and advocates for taking the time to attend, shared information and ideas. Census 2020 presentation with Bernadette Becker and Palermo Galindo. acpl.viebit.com/player.php?hash=dv5OOSaBrGiM#

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For census, the word's getting out

2/23/2020

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Goal: Be good to go with the hard to count
BRIAN FRANCISCO | The Journal Gazette

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The U.S. Census Bureau wants you to lie down and be counted.

Where you sleep most of the time will determine where you live for purposes of the 2020 census, which is expected to cost the federal government $15.6 billion and require hiring 500,000 temporary workers.

Households can be “complex” because of divorce, fluid work and school schedules and other factors, a Census Bureau employee said during a late-January open house at Amani Family Services in Fort Wayne.

“The fundamental goal is that we are counting every single person in that home. I don't even say who lives in that home anymore – I say who sleeps in that home,” said Jacqueline Beverly, a community partnership specialist for the bureau.

She illustrated her point as Flor Guayamo of Language Services Network translated in Spanish for some of the people in the room.

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access fort wayne - city view

1/20/2020

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January 2020 with host Mary Tyndall Guests: Bernadette Becker & Palermo Galindo

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Schools look for precise census count

1/15/2020

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FWCS, Bluffton-Harrison commit to 2020 accuracy
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette

School districts in northeast Indiana are joining the effort to ensure every Hoosier is counted in the 2020 census, and among those leading the way is Fort Wayne Community Schools.

The FWCS and Bluffton-Harrison MSD school boards Monday approved resolutions formalizing their commitment to helping the federal government get an accurate count of the state population.

Census data is used to distribute federal funds that support programs including Title I, special education and school nutrition.

State Superintendent Jennifer McCormick recently encouraged schools to promote awareness of the upcoming census because an accurate count will help schools get their fair share of federal dollars.

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MAYOR HENRY ANNOUNCES CREATION OF CENSUS COMMITTEE

10/18/2019

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October 18, 2019 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry today welcomed members of the Fort Wayne Complete Count Committee to their first meeting. The Committee is a group of volunteers appointed by the Mayor and charged with ensuring the community’s Census 2020 count is as complete and accurate as possible.
Comprised of key community leaders representing Fort Wayne’s diverse populations, the committee will partner with federal officials and grassroots leaders to create strategies for informing all residents about the 2020 census, which begins on April 1, 2020. Members of the committee are listed on the following page. Palermo Galindo, the City’s Community Liaison, is the staff to the committee.

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Diverse Fort Wayne committee to assist with Census 2020 count

10/18/2019

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A group of volunteers appointed by Mayor Tom Henry is charged with ensuring the Census 2020 count is as complete and accurate as possible.
The Fort Wayne Complete Count Committee met for the first time Oct. 18; the community leaders represent Fort Wayne's diverse populations, according to a statement from the mayor's office. Black, white, Hispanic and Burmese community members are on the group. They come from a variety of groups including the courts, schools, hospitals, Muslim and Christian faiths and nonprofits, including for the aged. They will partner with federal officials and grass-roots leaders to create strategies for informing all residents about the census, which begins April 1, 2020. Palermo Galindo, the city’s community liaison, is the staff representative on the committee.

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Complete Count Committee

- ​ ​A group of volunteers appointed by Mayor Tom Henry is charged with ensuring the Census 2020 count is as complete and accurate as possible. ​

- ​For census, the word's getting out Goal: Be good to go with the hard to count

- ​Schools look for precise census count FWCS, Bluffton-Harrison commit to 2020 accuracy

- ​Access Fort Wayne - City View January 2020 with host Mary Tyndall Guests: Bernadette Becker & Palermo Galindo

Goal: Be good to go with the hard to countBRIAN FRANCISCO | The Journal Gazette

FWCS, Bluffton-Harrison commit to 2020 accuracy ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette

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- A group of volunteers appointed by Mayor Tom Henry is charged with ensuring the Census 2020 count is as complete and accurate as possible.

- For census, the word's getting out Goal: Be good to go with the hard to count

- Schools look for precise census count FWCS, Bluffton-Harrison commit to 2020 accuracy

- Access Fort Wayne - City View January 2020 with host Mary Tyndall Guests: Bernadette Becker & Palermo Galindo

Goal: Be good to go with the hard to count
BRIAN FRANCISCO | The Journal Gazette

FWCS, Bluffton-Harrison commit to 2020 accuracy
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette