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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
Census Parties at Early Childhood Centers, Outreach at VITA sites, 2-1-1 Hotlines: New Strategies From Connecticut Count All Kids Project
David Elliot (CHN)| February 2020
In Connecticut, child advocates are engaging in a variety of approaches to make sure that young children, especially young children… READ MORE
New Data to Help You Focus Your Outreach Campaigns
| February 2020
We are thrilled to announce that the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has produced new data that can help focus young… READ MORE
It’s Time To Count Kids: Our Resources for Your Work
| February 2020
On March 12, the Census Bureau will send out the first mailings inviting people across the country to go online… READ MORE
Count Your Cuties: How Hospitals and Medical Providers Are Helping Count Kids
David Elliot (CHN)| February 2020
In the 2010 Census, more than 12 percent of Washington, D.C.’s young children -- aged 0 to 4 – weren’t… READ MORE
Early childhood educators have an important role to play in the 2020 Census
| February 2020
This blog was developed in partnership with the National Association for the Education of Young Children, which can be found… READ MORE
Heads Up Principals! Time to Help Count Kids
Deborah Stein| January 2020
The Census Bureau just sent its Statistics in Schools materials to every principal, public and private, in the country. The… READ MORE
Advocate Strategies to Implement in Your State
| January 2020
The Partnership for America’s Children held a convening in December for nearly 50 state and national advocacy organizations working to… READ MORE
Coming soon: WE COUNT!
David Elliot (CHN)| December 2019
A new resource aimed at making sure young children and hard-to-count populations are counted in the 2020 Census is about… READ MORE
The New York Council on Children and Families: How State Agencies Can Make Sure Kids Are Counted
David Elliot (CHN)| November 2019
How can we make sure that young children are accurately counted in the 2020 Census? One answer is rooted in… READ MORE
Alabama and the 2020 Census: ‘Whose Child is Missing?’
David Elliot (CHN)| November 2019
VOICES for Alabama’s Children has developed several strategies to help count the state’s children, including a county by county approach,… READ MORE
Census 2020 – Count All Kids Alert
| November 2019
This blog was developed in partnership with Child Care Aware of America, which can be found on its website here. … READ MORE
In Connecticut, advocates succeed in push for funding
| November 2019
While we are getting very close to the 2020 Census, there is still time to get your state to help… READ MORE
Census Bureau’s PSA Toolkit – Resources for Young Children
| November 2019
The Census Bureau released a PSA Toolkit – designed to equip advocates and partners with short videos, radio clips, and… READ MORE
How Libraries Can Help Count All Kids
American Library Association| November 2019
As trusted institutions with a far-reaching geographic presence, libraries are uniquely positioned to help ensure young children are counted in… READ MORE
Young Children Living with Grandparents at Higher Risk of Being Missed in the 2020 Census
Deborah Stein| September 2019
Today we released a new paper by Dr. William O’Hare, which provides state by state data on the share of… READ MORE
Kentucky Youth Advocates’ Constitution Week Campaign
| August 2019
Constitution Day, September 17th, is a valuable opportunity to spread the word that we need to count every child in… READ MORE
Counting All Children in the 2020 Census Would Benefit Poor Children: State and Local Advocates Can Help
Deborah Stein| June 2019
Originally posted on endchildpovertyus.org, which can be found here. Being counted in the Decennial Census helps young children thrive. When… READ MORE
Including A Citizenship Status Question in the Census Would Hurt Children
Deborah Stein| June 2019
This month we await the Supreme Court’s decision on whether the Census Bureau may include a question on citizenship status… READ MORE
Just One Year from Today…
Caleb Herbst| April 2019
One year from today, the 2020 decennial census will be in full swing. We need all hands on deck to… READ MORE
How Much Money Did Your State Lose From The Young Child Undercount In The 2010 Census?
Deborah Stein| March 2019
Many people want to understand how important the undercount of young children could be in their state. To help give… READ MORE
Young Children and Census Operations Webinar
Caleb Herbst| March 2019
Please join us for a webinar on young children and Census operations On March 26 at 2 pm eastern, the… READ MORE
Census Bureau Analysis Highlights a Consensus Opposing the Citizenship Question
Caleb Herbst| March 2019
The Census Bureau released an analysis of the comments that they received on the 2020 Census Federal Register Notice that… READ MORE
Updated Census 2020 Operational Plan Pays More Attention to Counting Kids
Deborah Stein| February 2019
We are very pleased to note the newly released version of the 2020 Census operational plan pays far more attention… READ MORE
Census Bureau Creates a 2020 Census Undercount of Young Children Task Force
Deborah Stein| February 2019
At the Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee meeting on November 2, 2018, the Census Bureau announced that it was establishing… READ MORE
Zero to Three’s Survey of Families with Young Children
Caleb Herbst| January 2019
Young children aged 0-4 were the most often missed age group in the 2010 Decennial Census, with over two million… READ MORE
Good News for Young Children: The Citizenship Question May Be Off the Census
William P. O’Hare - PhD| January 2019
On Tuesday, January 14, 2019, a federal judge ordered that the citizenship question should be removed from the 2020 census.… READ MORE
Counties That Are Growing Fast May Miss Many More Children in the 2020 Census Than in 2010
William P. O’Hare - PhD| January 2019
Counties where the population of young children are growing the most already had high net undercount rates for young children… READ MORE
New York State Census Focus Groups with Families with Young Children
Caleb Herbst| January 2019
In 2010, young children ages 0-4 were the age group most often missed from the Decennial Census, with over two… READ MORE
Webinar: Complete Count Committees for the 2020 Census
| December 2018
Join us on December 18, 2018. Register. Does your state and community have Complete Count Committees that are funded and… READ MORE
Timing of Census Work
| December 2018
Many organizations are working to create Complete Count Committees or writing grant proposals to secure funding for Census outreach. I’m… READ MORE
How Much Funding Does a Complete Count Committee Need?
Deborah Stein| December 2018
As we have said many times, many ways, the most urgent step to count all young kids is to make… READ MORE
When Counting Kids, Count Complex Families
Deborah Stein| November 2018
At the fall meeting of the Census National Advisory Council, Scott Konicki presented an update on the undercount of young… READ MORE
How Can A Complete Count Committee Improve the Count of Young Children?
Deborah Stein| November 2018
A Complete Count Committee sounds like a good idea, but what exactly do they do? A Complete Count Committee is… READ MORE
Who Needs To Be On Complete Count Committees?
Deborah Stein| November 2018
With the 2020 census right around the corner, states, counties, cities, tribes, and other communities should be forming Complete Count… READ MORE
Good News From the Census Bureau
William P. O’Hare - PhD| November 2018
At the Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee meeting, held November 1 and 2, 2018, the Census Bureau announced the formation… READ MORE
Who Forms A Complete Count Committee?
Deborah Stein| November 2018
Last week, when we said that the most important thing states and communities could do now to ensure that everyone… READ MORE
The Young Child Undercount is Getting Worse
William P. O’Hare - PhD| October 2018
Since 1980, the net undercount for young children has increased while the census count of adults has improved. The graph… READ MORE
The Census Misses More Black and Hispanic Young Children Than Other Young Children
William P. O’Hare - PhD| October 2018
Black and Hispanic young children have higher net undercounts than others. The graph below shows the net undercount rate for… READ MORE
Young Children Should be a High Priority for the 2020 Census
William P. O’Hare - PhD| October 2018
Young children had a higher net undercount than any other age group in the 2010 U.S. Census. The net Census… READ MORE
The Census Misses Young Children for Different Reasons: We Need to Work Differently to Count Them
Deborah Stein| October 2018
Census Bureau research shows that only about 20 percent of the young children who were not counted in the 2010… READ MORE
What Should My State or Community Do Right Now to Improve the Count of Young Children?
Deborah Stein| October 2018
What Should My State or Community Do Right Now to Improve the Count of Young Children? The U.S. Census Bureau… READ MORE