Census 2020: Counting the Children

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03/05/2020 08:31 AM (update 04/11/2023 01:52 AM)

Accurate count important to determine state funding for programs that affect our kids. Submitted by the Churchill County PIO, Anne McMillin — Responding to the 2020 Census is an easy, safe and important way to help provide resources for our children and community for the next 10 years. Everyone living in the United States is asked to complete a simple questionnaire every 10 years that asks for basic information about the people who live or sleep in their home. Children under the age of five, however, are often missed. Young children who are missed in the census tend to live with large, extended families or with multiple families living under one roof. When newborn babies and children are not counted, support for programs such as health insurance, hospitals, childcare, food assistance, schools and early childhood development is impacted. If you have children in your home, make sure they are counted in the right place during Census 2020 starting in mid-March:

• Count children in the home where they live and sleep most of the time, even if their parents don’t live there.

• If a child’s time is divided between more than one home, count them where they stay most often. If their time is evenly divided, or you don’t know where they stay most often, count them where they are staying on Census Day – April 1, 2020.

• If a child’s family or guardian is moving during March or April 2020, count them at the address where they are living on April 1, 2020.

• Count children in your home if they don’t have a permanent place to live and are staying in your home on April 1, 2020, even if they are only staying with you temporarily.

• Count newborn babies at the home where they will live and sleep most of the time, even if they are still in the hospital on April 1, 2020.

Responding to the census is easier than ever because you may complete it online, by phone or my mail. And remember, just as you protect the children in your care, the U.S. Census Bureau protects your information and that of your children. The Census Bureau is required by law to protect any personal information collected and keep it strictly confidential. Census Bureau staff take a lifetime oath to protect your personal information with stiff penalties for violating that oath. Start shaping the future of our children by going to 2020Census.gov. Support local, independent news – contribute to The Fallon Post, your non-profit (501c3) online news source for all things Fallon. Never miss the local news — read more on The Fallon Post home page.

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