{"id":2179,"date":"2020-04-15T15:22:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T19:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:20:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:20:05","slug":"spc-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/spc-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC Counts!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every 10 years, the United States conducts a census, the\nresults of which determine the number of congressional representatives, informs\nhow congressional districts are drawn, and dictates how federal funds will be\ndistributed within each state. The 2020 census opened on April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Billions of dollars in federal funding will be determined by the census, and that money funds programs such as Medicaid, financial aid, school lunches and highway construction. SPC President Dr. Tonjua Williams is encouraging all faculty and staff at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/\">St. Petersburg College<\/a> to be counted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a population count, but many important services and\nprojects flow from it,\u201d Williams said. \u201cOur college\u2019s funding depends on the\nnumber of people counted in the county, and an undercount can cause us to lose\nfederal money that provides assistance and support to our students, faculty,\nstaff and community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though some are wary of being counted, the census is confidential and it would be illegal for anyone\u2019s answers to be held against them. Director of SPC\u2019s Center for Civic Learning &amp; Community Engagement Tara Newsom stressed the importance \u2013 and the civic requirement \u2013 of taking part in the census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an important and necessary commitment from every\ncitizen,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cSome questions may seem personal, but the answers help\nthe federal government plan policies that help us all. This is especially\nimportant for undercounted populations. SPC is committed to having everyone\ncount!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The census asks for basic information, including name, age,\nsex, race and ethnicity, but does not ask for any sensitive data such as social\nsecurity numbers. It can be completed online, usually in less than 10 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pinellas County \u2013 and St. Petersburg College \u2013 need you to\nhelp shape the future by taking a few moments to go online at <a href=\"https:\/\/my2020census.gov\/\">my2020census.gov<\/a> and complete the census.\nOn May 27, census takers will begin visiting homes that haven\u2019t responded in\norder to try to make sure everyone is counted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2010 census missed an estimated 2 percent of the\nnation\u2019s black population, 1.5 percent of the Latino population, and one\nmillion kids under the age of 5. Newsom says that besides being required by\nlaw, census reporting is an essential tool for democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo many people feel like they don\u2019t count,\u201d she said. \u201cBut\nhere\u2019s a chance for everyone to have representation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billions of dollars in federal funding will be determined by the 2020 census.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":743,"featured_media":2183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[13],"class_list":["post-2179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-civic-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>SPC Counts! 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