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House Commerce Justice Science (CJS) Appropriations Report Makes Recommendations for Children and Families
The Partnership for America's Children| July 2022
On June 22, the House Appropriations Committee voted out the Commerce Justice Science (CJS) appropriations bill, which includes $1.505 billion… READ MORE

Count All Kids Committee Comments on American Community Survey (ACS) Data
The Partnership for America's Children| July 2022
On Monday, July 11, The Partnership for America's Children responded to a Census Bureau survey inquiring about activities and products… READ MORE

Selected Federal Programs that Use the Population Size for Ages 0 to 5 for the Distribution of Federal Funds to States and Localities
Dr. Bill O'Hare and Alysha Rashid| July 2022
It is well documented that Census-derived data are used to distribute more than $1.5 trillion dollars to state and localities… READ MORE

Responses to the Census Bureau’s Demographic and Housing Characteristics Demonstration Product Raise Many Data Issues Related to Children
Dr. Bill O'Hare| June 2022
The next data product that will be released from the 2020 Census is the Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC) file… READ MORE

Census Bureau Efforts to Strengthen the Census Data Used to Allocate Federal Funds: Possible Improvements for Allocating Funds for Programs for Young Children
Partnership for America's Children| June 2022
On May 19, 2022, Census Bureau staff met with the Count All Kids Committee and its partners to share their… READ MORE

NEW REPORT Counting Babies: Newborns were Missed Most of All Young Children in 2010 and 2020
Today Count All Kids published a brief by Deborah Griffin, a statistician and former Census Bureau employee, that compares the estimated net… READ MORE

NEW REPORT: Analysis of Census Bureau’s March 2022 Differential Privacy Demonstration Product: Implications for Data on Young children
| May 2022
Stakeholders, child advocates, and data users should take advantage of this opportunity to communicate their thoughts to the Census Bureau… READ MORE

REPORT: New Census Bureau Data Show Young Children Have a High Net Undercount in the 2020 Census
| March 2022
On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau released some of the primary metrics needed to evaluate the quality of… READ MORE

NEW REPORT: Counting Young Children in the U.S. Census – Important Differences Between 2010 and 2020
| April 2022
The high net undercount of young children has been an on-going problem in the U.S . Decennial Census. Data released… READ MORE
Evidence Mounts That Children Were Undercounted in the 2020 Census
Dr. Bill O'Hare| November 2021
Earlier this month, two new reports were released indicating children in general (population ages 0 to 17) and young children… READ MORE

Dr. Bill O’Hare Discusses the Undercount of Black and Hispanic Children with Solomon Jones
| November 2021
Dr. Bill O'Hare was interviewed by host of Wake Up With WURD on WURD Radio, Solomon Jones, to discuss the… READ MORE

White House Equitable Data Working Group Hears About Undercount of Young Children
Dr. William P. O’Hare| October 2021
On October 26, 2021, The White House Equitable Data Working Group held a meeting with several professional groups including the… READ MORE

Census Bureau Announces New Team Focused on Improving the Count of Young Children
Caleb Herbst (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2021
Last week, at the Fall meeting of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC), the Census Bureau announced the creation of… READ MORE

New Report Shows Higher Net Undercount of Children in the 2020 Census
| August 2021
Dr. Bill O'Hare published a report reviewing the U.S. Census Bureau Redistricting data that was released on August 12, 2021.… READ MORE

Report: Analysis of Census Bureau’s April 2021 Differential Privacy Demonstration Product: Implications for Data on Children
| May 2021
In this report, Dr. William P. O'Hare gives an analysis of how a new U.S. Census Bureau method, Differential Privacy… READ MORE

The Importance of Small Area Census Data for School Demographics
Jerry McKibben (Cropper GIS Consulting LLC)Matthew Cropper (Cropper GIS Consulting LLC)Zoran Stojakovic (Cropper GIS Consulting LLC)| May 2021
We are three demographers who have been providing local school district demographic data for decades. We take this opportunity to… READ MORE

New Census Household Pulse Survey Includes Child-Related Questions
On April 14th, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the beginning of a new data collection phase of the experimental Household… READ MORE

New Report – Variation in Tract-Level Self-Response Rates in the 2020 U.S. Census
Georgetown’s Center on Poverty and Inequality released a report written by Dr. William O’Hare and Jae June J. Lee that… READ MORE

New Report on Differential Privacy in the 2020 Census and the Implications for Children
| November 2020
Dr. Bill O’Hare recently prepared a report highlighting the Implications of Differential Privacy for Reported Data on Children in the 2020… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (FINAL October 16 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| October 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Thank You For Helping Us Count All Kids
Caleb Herbst (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2020
On October 16th, at 6:00 AM Eastern, the data collection portion of the 2020 Decennial Census officially came to a… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (October 8 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| October 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Back to School National Art Competition Winners
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2020
Thank you to everyone who submitted artwork for the Back to School Art Competition! Counting young children has implications that… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (October 1 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| October 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Updated Count All Kids Messaging and Outreach Kit
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2020
Despite the many changing deadlines, decisions, and countless obstacles that we are facing concerning the 2020 Census, our message to… READ MORE

You Are Invited: Coalition On Human Needs is Honoring the Count All Kids Campaign
Deb Stein (Partnership for Americas Children)Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| October 2020
The Coalition on Human Needs will honor the Count All Kids Campaign at the 17th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (September 24 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

U.S. Census Bureau Provides Clarification for Multi-Unit Property Managers and Residents
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| September 2020
We previously released the U.S. Census Bureau's guidance for property managers, while cautioning that the factsheet does not explicitly state… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (September 17 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

How to Incorporate the Census While E-Learning at Home
Gaby Davila (Powerful Latinas Rising)| September 2020
This year has challenged many to rethink and evaluate their daily schedule and habits. With safety concerns high and public… READ MORE

WE COUNT! is providing three programs to support your Census work in the next weeks
Lisa Bernstein (Simply Put Media)| September 2020
WE COUNT! has 3 programs to support your Census work in the next weeks. Throw a PJ Party Auli’I Cravalho,… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (September 10 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Color to Count Coloring Book Launch
Everyone Counts Census Coalition–Detroit| September 2020
Color to Count is a coloring book featuring illustrations by African-American artists to raise awareness of the 2020 Census and… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (September 3 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Newly Available NRFU Census Data; Why Self-Response Matters Even During NRFU
Paulani Cortez-Villas (Partnership for America's Children)| September 2020
The Census Bureau has released new data on Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) completion rates and continues to release its data on… READ MORE

U.S. Census Bureau Factsheet for Property Managers
Jasmine Jones (Partnership for America's Children)| September 2020
Census advocates and partners are in the final push to count all children and babies in the 2020 Census. In… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (August 27 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| September 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

The Importance of Accurately Counting All Ohio Children in the 2020 Census
Kendal Glandorf (Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio)| August 2020
The 2020 census is an opportunity for the state of Ohio and our nation to assure every individual they are… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (August 20 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| August 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (August 13 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| August 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Back to School Count All Kids National Art Competition
Paulani Cortez-Villas (Partnership for America's Children)| September 2020
Update: We've extended the submission deadline to Monday, September 28! Back to school season might be looking a little bit… READ MORE

Counting with my Father by the Decades
I was 11 when I first learned about the Census. It was 1990, and my father was working for the… READ MORE

DC Action for Children – Engaging Youth in 2020 Census Outreach
Rachel Metz (DC Action for Children)| August 2020
Pictured above is an in-person training that Kimberly Perry, DC Action for Children's Executive Director, held just before the pandemic. … READ MORE

Using Data on Hard-to-Count Neighborhoods for Strategic Outreach
Gina Dwyer (Children's National Hospital)| August 2020
The Child Health Advocacy Institute of Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC has spent the last year preparing for the… READ MORE

Count All Kids National Art Competition Winners!
Voting for the Count All Kids Summer 2020 National Art Competition is officially closed. We received over 100 incredible submissions… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (August 6 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| August 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 30 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| August 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

National Art Competition – Voting is Open Until August 7!
Voting is now open for the Count All Kids National Art Competition! The Count All Kids Campaign is committed to ensuring that children are… READ MORE

Why the Census Matters to Children’s Health
Gaby Davia (Powerful Latinas Rising)| August 2020
What is the U.S. Census? The U.S. Census “is mandated by the Constitution and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau,… READ MORE

President Trump doesn’t think all kids count. We disagree (and so does the Constitution).
Cara Baldari (First Focus)| July 2020
This post was originally released at FirstFocus.org. You can view the original post here. One of the key tenets of the… READ MORE

Today is #TrueForYou Day of Action!
On July 15, Count All Kids launched a national art competition for different age groups to submit their artistic interpretation… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 23 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| July 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Make the Census #TrueForYou – Census Day of Action
Participate in Census Counts’ #TrueForYou Census Day of Action this Tuesday, July 28. Count All Kids is partnering with the… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 16 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| July 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children’s Effort to Count All Kids
In the 2010 Census, approximately 25,197 children across Pennsylvania were not counted. This resulted in nearly $44 million in lost… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 9 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| July 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (July 2 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| July 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Immigrant Children Must Be Counted
Growing up in a refugee family, I saw the importance of how dances, music, and art allow us to preserve… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (June 25 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (June 18 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

A Father’s Day Letter to Aviv
This post was originally released on the Advocates for Children of New Jersey website. You can view the original post… READ MORE

Español | Este Día del Padre Continúo Trabajando Para un Censo 2020 Justo y Preciso por Amor a Mi Hija y a Mi Comunidad
Mi mundo cambió el 4 de julio de 2019, con el nacimiento de mi hermosa hija, Camila. Convertirme en papá… READ MORE

This Father’s Day I Continue to Work Toward a Fair and Accurate 2020 Census for the Love of My Daughter and Community
Giovany Hernandez (NALEO Educational Fund)| June 2020
My world changed on July 4, 2019, with the birth of my beautiful daughter, Camila. Becoming a father for the… READ MORE

Fixing an Incorrect Census Submission
If you have already completed the census only to realize you left off your baby, young child, or someone else,… READ MORE

2020 Census Self-Response Rates Are Lower in Census Tracts Where Minorities Are the Majority of the Young Child Population
Data from the 2010 Census show that young children (ages 0 to 4) had a net undercount rate of 4.6… READ MORE

Count All Kids National Art Competition Launch
The Census Counts campaign is marking June 17, 2020 as its Day of Activation to push out its next wave… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (June 11 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

This Children’s Week, Let’s Ensure No Child Goes Uncounted
Cara Baldari (First Focus)| June 2020
Every child in America deserves the chance to thrive. Yet we know too often, children in our society are underfunded… READ MORE

PRB Resources to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census (June 4 Update)
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
PRB has produced an updated series of tables and maps identifying neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Targeting Areas to Improve the Count of Young Children in the 2020 Census: A New PRB Resource
Mark Mather (PRB)| June 2020
At least 4 million U.S. children under age 5 live in neighborhoods with a very high risk of undercounting young… READ MORE

Encouraging Grandparents to Count All Kids on the 2020 Census Form
Stacy Lee (Children Now)| May 2020
Counting is one of the first things we teach little ones. One, two, three! We count fingers and toes, and… READ MORE

2020 Census: A Simple Way to Help End Child Poverty
Child poverty is a growing problem in America, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused economic hardship for millions… READ MORE

Big Differences Among Young Children in Asian Subgroups Means Some Are More At Risk of Being Missed in the 2020 U.S. Census
Dr. Bill O'Hare| May 2020
This blog was originially posted on the Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) website here. Certain subgroups of Asian American young… READ MORE

Update on Response Rates Show Very High Risk of Young Child Undercount Census Tracts Still Trail National Rates
Dr. Bill O'Hare| May 2020
We have now had almost two months when households could self-respond to the 2020 Census and it is worth noting… READ MORE

Celebrate a Census Day of Action with the Community Action network!
| May 2020
America was built on the promise that every family should have opportunity for success. Yet, today’s unequal economy keeps a… READ MORE

Census Operation Update: Self-Response Extended to October 31
Officials from the U.S. Census Bureau released a statement on April 13 announcing adjustments to operations due to COVID-19. Field… READ MORE

Mi primer Día de las Madres: El primer Censo de Perla Sol y la oportunidad de dar forma a su futuro para los próximos diez años
Martha Gonzalez (NALEO Educational Fund)| May 2020
Semejante a la historia de muchos inmigrantes en este país, yo emigré de México a California cuando tenía quince años… READ MORE

My First Dia de las Madres: Perla Sol’s First Census and the Opportunity to Shape her Future for the Next Ten Years
Martha Gonzalez (NALEO Educational Fund)| May 2020
Similar to the story of many immigrants in this country, I emigrated from Mexico to California when I was fifteen… READ MORE

Happy Mother’s Day To New Mothers: Don’t Forget To Count Your Newborn In The Census
Dr. William P. O’Hare| May 2020
There will be about 1.4 million women who will be celebrating Mother’s Day as a new mother for the first… READ MORE

Hazme Contar: Celebrate this Dia del Niño by Ensuring Latino Children & All Kids Are Counted
Lizette Escobedo (NALEO)| April 2020
Children are the voice of the future. El Día del Niño (The Day of the Child), also known as El… READ MORE

On Baby Day, Make Sure All Babies Count
Even during this time of uncertainty, we know one thing to be true: babies count. They count to their families,… READ MORE

Why the Census Matters: A Pediatrician’s Perspective
Gina Dwyer (Children's National Hospital)| April 2020
For months, Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC has been promoting the Census. The Child Health Data Lab has been… READ MORE

Let’s Celebrate Día de los Niños by Counting Todos los Niños in the Census!
Nancy Olivares (The Children's Partnership)| April 2020
This Thursday April 30, The Children’s Partnership and child advocates across the country will join in the global celebration of… READ MORE

Coronavirus and the 2020 Census: Revisiting the “Best Laid Plans”
David Elliot (CHN)| April 2020
Across the country, in every state and U.S. territory, literally thousands and thousands of community events were planned this spring… READ MORE

The 2020 Census is make-or-break for children’s health
Carrie Fitzgerald (First Focus)| April 2020
This post was originally released at FirstFocus.org. You can view the original post here. The coronavirus crisis has canceled or… READ MORE

This Family Friday, We #CountAllKids!
Lucy Y. Recio (NAEYC)| April 2020
For almost 50 years, NAEYC has been celebrating the Week of the Young Child—an annual celebration that focuses public attention… READ MORE

Let’s Count All Young Latino Children!
| April 2020
Today Hagase Contar, a project of NALEO Educational Fund, is celebrating the count of young Latino Children. Today we are… READ MORE

How do we count people who moved due to COVID 19 or job loss?
| April 2020
Many people who have lost their jobs have given up their leases and moved in with family. College students who… READ MORE

Counting All Kids Amid COVID-19: How Early Education Advocates Are Supporting the Census
Elise Franchino (New America)| April 2020
This post was originally released on the New America website. You can view the original post here. In late February,… READ MORE

Make Sure Every Child Is Counted Today
On April 1, tell people to count all children at their address who have no permanent residence. As the spread… READ MORE

Counting Young African American Children
Jasmine Jones| March 2020
This week is Black Census Week, a project of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), National Urban League,… READ MORE

This week is Asian American and Pacific Islander Census Week of Action!
Jasmine Jones| March 2020
The AAPI toolkit includes graphics and sample posts for each advocacy day. We would like to encourage you to join us… READ MORE

Young Children At Very High Risk Of Being Missed In The 2020 Census Are Concentrated In A Small Number of States and ZIP Codes
Dr. Bill O'Hare| April 2020
Given the changing Census outreach landscape because of the coronavirus pandemic, many organizations are altering the way they plan to… READ MORE

In 2020, The First Ever Census Bureau Direct Mail Campaign to Get a More Accurate Count of Young Children
Dr. Bill O'Hare| March 2020
One of the most important things the Census Bureau is doing to improve the count of young children in the… READ MORE

Tomorrow, Wednesday March 18, is Count All Kids Day
Jasmine Jones| March 2020
Count All Kids Day is tomorrow! In the midst of COVID-19, our message to families is an important reminder to… READ MORE

ZIP Code Level Data for Facebook Ads
| March 2020
Are you buying Facebook ads to promote counting young children in the census? Particularly with everyone spending more time at… READ MORE

Celebrate Count All Kids Day on March 18
| March 2020
We’re just one week away from Count All Kids Day! By the 18th, nearly all families should have received their… READ MORE

Series – Counties With Most Young Children At Risk of Being Missed in the 2020 Census
Jasmine Jones| March 2020
We just released a four-part series on Counties With Most Young Children At Risk of Being Missed in the 2020… READ MORE

Count All Kids Messaging and Outreach Kit
Jasmine Jones| March 2020
Census 2020 countdown has begun! The first Census Bureau mailings arrive in mailboxes across the country in a week. March… READ MORE

Babies Are Counting on an Accurate Census
Mollyrose Schaffner (ZERO TO THREE)| March 2020
This blog was originally published by ZERO TO THREE, which can be found on its website here. The Decennial Census… READ MORE