Central California Alliance for Health | Living Healthy | March 2020

HEALTHY A newsletter for the members of Central California Alliance for Health Volume 26, Issue 1 MARCH 2020 Standard U.S. Postage PAID Merced, CA Permit No. 1186 Central California Alliance for Health 1600 Green Hills Road, Suite 101 Scotts Valley, CA 95066 NEED MORE INFO? To learn more, visit 2020census.gov . What is the 2020 Census? Every 10 years, the Census Bureau counts each person living in the U.S. on Census Day (April 1). This is done through a survey. Citizenship and immigration status do not affect participation. Why is the census important? The U.S. government gives states and local communities 10 years of funding based on the responses of one census. In California, your answers could help your community get its fair share of the $76.6 billion up for grabs each year for programs like Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, foster care, Section 8, the National School Lunch program and highway construction. That’s why it’s important that your family, friends and neighbors are counted in the 2020 Census! Is answering the census safe? Your personal information is confidential and protected by law. Answers will NOT be shared with immigration or law enforcement agencies. Answers can’t be used to determine eligibility for government benefits either. How do you answer the 2020 Census? Each home will receive a short survey by mail in March 2020. The law requires one person from each address to respond. You can answer by mail, by phone or online. Households that don’t respond will be visited by a census representative to collect your responses. Paper surveys are in English and Spanish, but there are more languages available if you answer online or by phone. If you need help understanding the census in your language, there will be videos and printed guides in 59 non-English languages. Census 2020: Be counted

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