Census 2020 Series Part Two | “Why do we conduct this count?”

[VIDEO DESCRIPTION: DCARA staff in different roles of Narrator, Census Taker and Resident. Narrator: Ian is wearing a black beret and v-neck dark shirt. Behind him is a blue gradient background. Census Taker: David is wearing a black shirt, a pair of eyeglasses and surgical facial covering. Resident: Amber is wearing a black v-neck shirt. Behind her is a brown door and a fabric wreath with stars and stripes decoration.]

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[Screen shows a resident with a facial expression of rolling eyes & signs: “What is this for?”]

[Screen shows a Census Taker handing out a paper and pen asking the resident to please fill it out.]

[Screen shows a speech balloon bubble with Ian inside.]

Tip/ Fact: Everyone is mandated to be counted by our population once every 10 years and our Census Takers can accurately collect info. It’s also in the Constitution: Article 1, Section 2. The 2020 Census will mark the 24th time that the country has counted its population since 1790.

[Screen shows a resident nodding her head as she understands what this is about and takes the paper & pen in order to proceed to fill out information.]

[Slide shows the content:

Disclaimer: How to identify false census taker and what information to not share]

Census Bureau will not ask you for this information

[Slide shows the content:

1. Your social security number
2. Your bank account or credit card information
3. Anything related on the behalf of political party
4. Money or donations

Then a picture of a red circle with a red diagonal line through it (running from top left to bottom right) symbol in front of the slide with the list.]

[Screen fades to show DCARA logo and following content: Contact Information: 510-343-6670 VP/Voice | info@dcara.org | dcara.org. Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram @dcara1962]

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