PASSAIC COUNTY CENSUS 2020 LAUNCH

(Paterson, New Jersey) – The Passaic County Complete Count Committee, formed earlier this year to prepare county residents to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census, will launch its 2020 effort on Tuesday, December 17^th, 2019 at 10:30AM.  Joined by Passaic County Freeholder Director John Bartlett, the Commission will release videos in five languages, conveying the importance of a complete census count. Presenting the Census 2020 message into the five most spoken languages in Passaic County—English, Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati and Spanish—will show that everyone counts in Passaic County.

Committee members fluent in English, Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, and Spanish will be available to take questions and provide interviews, and ethnic and mainstream media are all encouraged to attend.

Census data collected in 2020 will affect how the U.S. government allocates more than $900 billion over the next decade for education, infrastructure, economic development, and crime prevention, among other services. Census data will also affect the distribution of political power for the next ten years in the form of Congressional and Legislative seats.

WHO:             Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders

                                    Passaic County Complete Count Committee

                                    Passaic County Community College

            WHAT:           Census 2020 Multilingual Video Release & Press Conference

            WHERE:        Passaic County Administration Building

                                    First Floor Lobby

                                    401 Grand Street. Paterson, New Jersey

            WHEN:           Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 at 10:30 AM

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