PREPARING FOR THE 2010 CENSUSAn Overview: New York Regional Office & Philadelphia Regional Office

NEW JERSEY STATE DATA CENTER

Annual Network Meeting

Rutgers University/New Brunswick, NJ

June 6, 2007

2010 Census is Different

• Goodbye long-form … Short-Form only!

• American Community Survey (ACS)

• Embracing new technology to count the nation’s growing and changing population

• 2010 Communications Campaign

The Road to 2010

Regional Census Centers (RCCs) • Space acquisition and staffing key positions

2008 Dress Rehearsal (NC & CA)• Recent operations and preparation

Early Local Census Offices (ELCOs)• Space acquisition

• How many and projected opening dates

• Meeting recruiting/staffing needs

Partnership Funding (FY08)

Ways Local Government Can Help

Participate in 2010 Census programs– Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)

– Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA)

– 2010 Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP)

Provide and/or help identify space– Recruiting, testing, training, etc

Help promote recruiting and staffing – RCCs and ELCOs

More Ways Local Government Can Help

Help identify areas where census enumeration may be problematic in your community

Assist with 2010 Census outreach and awareness activities

Plan now to establish Complete Count Committees (CCCs)