Census deadline extended to October 31st

 

[July 01, 2020] 

Community Action Partnership for Central Illinois confirms there is still time to complete your Census survey. Your participation is critical in protecting community resources and services you value most. The US Census response window was scheduled to end early July; however, the date has been extended until October 31st due to the pandemic. All five counties within CAPCIL’s service area is currently 5-10% below the response rates of the 2010 Census. The introduction of the first online survey hoped to yield higher response rates but unfortunately that has not been the case. For every person that is left uncounted, the state of Illinois loses $1,400 per year or a total of $14,000 until the next census count. The decreased state funding can affect schools, healthcare facilities, senior services, infrastructure updates, social services, SNAP and several others.

The 2020 survey is simplified, easy to complete and takes less than ten minutes. The online survey can be found at my2020census.gov.

For those that are unable to complete their survey online or have not received a paper questionnaire, the survey can also be completed by calling 1-844-330-2020. CAPCIL is also available to provide survey assistance in person or over the phone.

To receive quick answers to your 2020 Census questions, you can text “Questions” to 987-987. For more information on the 2020 Census, you can visit the US Census website at www.2020census.gov. You can also call CAPCIL at 217-732-2159 with questions and remote survey assistance. Informative Census videos and other CAPCIL programs can be found on the CAPCIL Facebook page.

[Breann Titus
Director of Agency Development
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois]