blog post Video: Mobilizing the Inland Empire for the Census—and for the Future By Mary Severance Jun 19, 2019 At an event co-hosted by PPIC and the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Social Innovation, an expert panel discusses the Inland Empire’s community outreach approach for the 2020 Census and how the region aims to build this capacity for the long term.
blog post California 2020: Census and Elections Are Important to Californians By Alyssa Dykman, Lynette Ubois Jun 12, 2019 With the next national census and the presidential election coming up next year, overwhelming majorities of Californians place great importance on participating in them.
event Preparing for the 2020 Census Jun 12, 2019 The 2020 Census is fast approaching. With political representation and billions in federal funds on the line for California, the importance of an accurate count cannot be overstated. Is the Inland Empire prepared? This panel will explore the opportunities and challenges of the 2020 Census for the region, assessing readiness and discussing the implications of these efforts for expanding civic engagement in the future.
blog post 2020 Census: Counting California’s Homeless Population By Tess Thorman, Vicki Hsieh Jun 5, 2019 Census workers will engage community organizations and employ other strategies to ensure that homeless individuals are accurately counted next year.
blog post California’s Digital Divide and the 2020 Census By Justin Goss May 21, 2019 A key challenge for the 2020 Census—the first to be conducted primarily online—is that high speed internet access is lower in areas of the state that are already considered hard to count.
Fact Sheet Public Preschools in California By Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman Apr 22, 2019 Most parents of young children work, but public preschool programs are fragmented and currently unable to serve all who are eligible. Improvements will require a multipronged approach.
blog post 2020 Census: Will All of California’s Children Be Counted? By Sarah Bohn, Vicki Hsieh Apr 10, 2019 Ensuring a complete and accurate count of young children—the age group most likely to be undercounted—is a big challenge.
blog post Video: Preparing California for Census 2020 By Mary Severance Apr 1, 2019 At a recent PPIC event, a group of experts discussed how state and local governments, community organizations, philanthropy, researchers, the business community, and other stakeholders can work together to ensure that California is ready for next year’s census.
event Preparing California for Census 2020 Mar 25, 2019 The 2020 Census is fast approaching. With political representation and billions in federal funds on the line, the importance of an accurate count cannot be overstated. Is California prepared? This event will feature distinguished leaders and experts from the state and local levels, assessing readiness and discussing the actions needed to ensure an accurate census next year.
