July 2, 2009 - Posted by Cathy Montoya
At a time when local and state governments, faced with budget shortfalls, are eliminating many important social programs, San Francisco is actually committing vital funds to making sure every one of its citizens is counted in the 2010 census.
Through the advocacy efforts of Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), a San-Francisco-based advocacy organization, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently passed a resolution to make the 2010 Census a policy priority. The resolution states that the city "will do everything within its powers to ensure an Accurate, Fair and Inclusive Count of All San Francisco Residents in the 2010 Census and to secure all federal dollars available to the City."
The mayor and city supervisors have included $300,000 in the city budget to support census outreach activities, which may include some outreach into hard-to-count minority communities. CAA is advocating for an additional $700,000 to provide support for community-based organizations that are reaching out to these communities.
Categories: Census 2010
