Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Partners with 2010 Census
The Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau announces its commitment to partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau to help ensure a full and accurate count in 2010.
The Census Bureau’s partnership program combines the strengths of local governments, community based organizations, faith based organizations, schools, media, businesses and others, to ensure a complete and accurate 2010 Census.
As a 2010 Census partner, we will:
1. Support the goals and ideals for the 2010 Census and disseminate 2010 Census information to encourage those in our community to participate.
2. Encourage people in our community to place an emphasis on the 2010 Census and participate in events and initiatives that will raise overall awareness and ensure a full and accurate census.
3. Support census takers as they help our community complete an accurate count.
4. Create or seek opportunities to collaborate with other like-minded groups in our community by participating in Complete Count Committees and/or utilizing high-profile, trusted voices to advocate on behalf of the 2010 Census.
An accurate census count is vital to our community and residents’ well-being by helping planners determine where to locate schools, day care centers, roads and public transportation, hospitals and other facilities, and achieving an accurate and complete count of the nation’s growing and changing population.
More than $400 billion per year in federal and state funding is allocated to states and communities based, in part, on census data.
Census data help determine how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives and often is used for the redistricting of state legislatures, county and city councils and voting districts.
Additionally, the 2010 Census creates jobs that stimulate economic growth and increase employment.
For more information about the 2010 Census, go to 2010census.gov.
