After decades of advocacy, Middle Eastern and North African residents in OC will have their own box to check in the next census count which advocates hope will provide more insight on the community.
Tag: U.S. Census
Posted inGovernment
Foggy Picture of the Pandemic’s Impact on Some of OC’s Racial, Ethnic Groups Stems from Lack of State Data
Some health leaders say data needs to be more detailed on the Middle Eastern/North African and Asian populations to better target resources.
Posted inCountywide
Santa Ana’s Vietnamese Residents Often Find Community in Other Cities, These Leaders Want to Change That
Some Vietnamese Santa Ana leaders are pointing out a need for more in-language services, programs and liaisons for residents who otherwise gravitate toward other cities further into Orange County’s Little Saigon.
Posted inCountywide
What Will Orange County’s Future Elected Leaders Look Like?
The redrawing of representation maps will affect local communities’ political power for 10 years.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Garden Grove, Government, Health & Wellness, NEWS, NORTH COUNTY, REGIONS, Stanton, Top Stories
Coronavirus Prompts Community Census Takers to Get Creative
New partnerships between census workers and local community leaders have formed new outreach efforts to ramp up response rates in undercounted areas.
Posted inCountywide
OC Census Response Rates Higher Than State And National Rates Thus Far
These responses will determine how billions of federal dollars will be distributed as cities face the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Goll: Young Children Hardest to Count, Have Most at Stake in 2020 Census
In the 2010 Census, more than 210,000 California children younger than 6 weren’t counted. As a result, our state missed out on a decade’s worth of crucial funding — to the tune of over $2 billion — for programs that support kids. These programs provide basic necessities like food, shelter and health care. Through the All Kids Count campaign, First 5 Orange County and First 5 California are part of a coalition working to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
State Could Intervene After OC Supervisors Halt Census Funds for City and School District
Santa Ana is home to the highest amount of hard-to count areas in Orange County, and the supervisors’ move has prompted blowback from state and federal elected officials.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana, Top Stories
County Halts Census Outreach Grants to City of Santa Ana and Local School District
City and school district officials say the grant cuts are payback for their public concerns about a proposed county homeless shelter, which county officials dispute. A final decision on the grants is scheduled for next Tuesday, Dec. 17.
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As 2020 Census Approaches, OC Plans Outreach Campaign
$1.5 million in state money will be put into local outreach to get the word out.
