City of Southfield issued the following announcement on May 17.
Respond Today: Because Everyone Counts in Southfield!
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the deadline to respond the 2020 Census has been extended! Southfield’s response rate is currently at only 55%, so it is imperative that every household that still has not completed the 2020 Census do so as quickly as possible!
The United States Census is mandated by the Constitution to count the populations of states and territories every ten years. Census data is the basis for apportionment of the House of Representatives. It also guides federal assistance, particularly for grants supporting infrastructure and the social safety net. Medicaid alone accounts for 58 percent of census-guided funding.
Residents should have received their invitations in the mail to complete the 2020 Census in March. This mailing included all of the information that every resident needs to respond to the Census online, by phone or in the mail.
Simply logon to www.2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020 to complete the census for your household today!
It is vitally important that every Southfield resident participates as federal funds, grants and support to states, counties and communities are based on population totals and breakdowns by sex, age, race and other factors. The results will also inform how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding are allocated to more than 100 programs, including Medicaid, Head Start, block grants for community mental health services, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. Local governments use the census data to ensure public safety and infrastructure and to plan critical programs and services.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Southfield
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