If more Kansas City, Missouri, residents do not complete the 2020 U.S. Census, community leaders fear the region could lose millions of federal dollars.
WAS CLEARED.THE CLOCK IS TICKINGAND MANY LEADERS IN THEMETRO WORRY KANSASCITY MAY MISS OUT ONMILLIONS OF DOLLARS...ALL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARENOT FILLING OUT THE 20-20CENSUSTHE DEADLINE TO GETPEOPLE COUNTED WASSUPPOSED TO BE THE ENDOF OCTOBER -- BUT THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENTJUST PUSHED IT UP BY AMONTH.SO NOW... AS 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD EXPLAINS...THE PUSH IS ON.Ariel Rothfield/ 41 Action NewsCompleting the 2020 censusdoesn't take long to fill outIn fact we timed it less than15 minutesBut between the coronavirusand a fear of government, that15 minutes is being reducedto zero as less people fill formthis outYOU'VE PROBABLYRECEIVED ONE IN THE MAILMAYBE HAD SOMEONEKNOCK ON YOUR DOORBUT THE CHANCES YOU'VECOMPLETED THE 20-20CENSUS ARE PROBABLYLOWAndres Chaurand/ GuadalupeCentersThis year has brought many,many challenges and it's sadto see we won't see as high ofnumbers as we did during thelast censusANDRES CHAURAND HASWORKING TO CHANGETHIS- TRYING TO GETMORE RESIDENTS TOCOMPLETE THE SURVEYBUT RESPONSE RATES ARELOWAS AUGUST 5TH INJACKSON COUNTY, ONLY61 PERCENT OFRESIDENTS COMPLETEDTHE CENSUS DOWN 5PERCENT FROM 20-10WITH SOMENEIGHBORHOODS HAVINGA COMPLETION RATE OFLESS THAN 30 PERCENTAndres Chaurand/ GuadalupeCenterThe second it asks for yourphone number or how manypeople are living in yourhousehold, or what your ethnicbackground is, it's anautomatic red flag for themANOTHER CHALLENGE HASBEEN COVID- PREVENTINGCOMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS FROMHOLDING DRIVESBUT SOME WARN THEBIGGEST CHALLENGE MAYBE ON THE HORIZONWHAT WILL HAPPENAFTER THE CENSUSMarlene Nagel/ Mid-AmericaRegional CouncilIt affects representation incongress, it affectsrepresentation in the statelegislatures and how we drawour boundaries for localelectionsTHE CENUS ALSODETERMINES HOW MUCHMONEY COMMUNITIES,WITHIN Kansas City,RECEIVE FROM THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENTWE'RE TALKING ABOUTDOLLARS FOR FREE ANDREDUCED LUNCH, HEALTHCARE, TRANSPORTATION,HOUSING, THE LIST GOESONMarlene Nagel/ Mid-AmericaRegional CouncilFor every person we miss, werisk losing millions of dollarsover the next decade.AND THAT IS WHY THEPUSH IS ON- TO GETEVERY PERSON COUNTEDREPORTING IN Kansas City.ARIEL ROTHFIELD.
41ACTION NEWSTHE US CENSUS ISSENDING PEOPLE OUT TOKNOCK ON DOORS INNEIGHBORHOODS WHEREREPORTING NUMBERS ARELOWTHERE ARE A FEW THINGSTO LOOK OUT FOR TOMAKE SURE YOU ARE NOTSCAMMED.REMEMBER THE CENSUSWILL NEVER ASK YOU FORYOUR SOCIAL SECURITYNUMBER, FINANCIALINFORMATION, OR YOURBANK OR CREDIT CARDNUMBERSWE ARE LINKING TO THEFORM ON OUR WEBSITEKSHB-DOT-C
Chattanooga is sending people door-to-door this weekend to remind residents to send in their Census form.
It’s been around since 1790 and is part of the United States constitution. Every ten years, the US government is required, by..