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St. Mary’s County holds Census Solutions workshop to plan 2020 outreach for hard-to-count groups
Summary
County staff and a U.S. Census partnership specialist led a workshop to craft outreach strategies for renters, children under 5, people at or near poverty, homeless and foster populations, and military housing ahead of the 2020 Census; subcommittees and follow-up trainings were scheduled through BoardDocs.
St. Mary's County staff and a partnership specialist from the U.S. Census Bureau convened a Census Solutions workshop (date not specified) to draft outreach plans targeted at groups the county expects will be undercounted in the 2020 Census.
The workshop, led by Lee Ouseberry, Partnership Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau, and Bill Hunt, Director of Land Use and Growth Management for St. Mary's County, focused on identifying challenge statements and practical outreach ideas for renters, children under 5, people at or near poverty, people experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care.
County staff and workshop participants said the exercise aimed to convert brainstorming into actionable items for five county subcommittees. "Our number 1 objective is to build connections," Ouseberry said, adding that the workshop’s goals included developing actionable items and building momentum so other jurisdictions could replicate successful approaches.…
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