By Poonie Holst
The 2020 Census determines how congressional seats are allocated and how billions of Federal dollars reach communities across America. Money for schools, child care programs, roads, social services, and healthcare for seniors gets allocated based on population. The census takes place every ten years. So being counted is consequential and quite lasting.
The senior population in Sacramento has increased dramatically due to the aging of baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964. From 2010 to 2020, the number of people 60 years and older in Sacramento County grew from 225,000 to just under 350,000. By 2030, the number will grow to just under 450,000.
ACC Senior Services co-chairs Sacramento County’s 2020 Census Older Adults and Veterans Committee with AARP to inform older adults and veterans about the census, which starts on April 1. The Sacramento Region Community Foundation gave ACC funding to hire a Census Coordinator to conduct outreach, make presentations, host events and talk to as many people as possible about the Census. Our goal is to make sure older adults and veterans are counted.
ACC Senior Services will host a Question Assistance Center during its regular business hours from March 12 to April 30 for people who need assistance completing their Census or have questions about the Census.
ACC Greenhaven Terrace, located at 1180 Corporate Way, Sacramento, will host a Question Assistance Kiosk (QAK), which provides a computer for looking up answers and completing the Census on-line from March 12 to April 30 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Meals on Wheels will also host two QAKs:
Light of the Valley Church located at 9270 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Comstock located at 1725 K Street, Sacramento, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
In addition, ACC will host three Census 101 workshops that will discuss the Census and how it impacts California and the Sacramento region, the three ways to complete the Census, and how to identify someone using the Census to scam you.
The Census 101 workshops will be held on: Wednesday, April 1, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Refreshments and party food to celebrate the first day of the Census will be provided.
Friday, April 10, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.
Tuesday, April 21, from 12:30 -1:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.
These workshops will be held at ACC Main Campus, 7334 Park City Drive. To register, call (916) 934-6399 or pholst@accsv.org.
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