WHO: Mayor Michael A. Nutter
City Year volunteers
WHAT: Mayor Michael Nutter and scores of City Year Volunteers will mark “Census Day,” April 1, by greeting Philadelphians at City transit stops. City Year members will be armed with “I’m counted” stickers that they will place on residents who say they have returned their census forms. For those who have not yet filled out the form, they will be handed a card with information about why it is important to be counted, as well as a number to call for help: 311.
WHEN: Thursday, April 1 6:30 am and 7:15 am
WHERE: 6:30 am at 52nd and Market (Market Frankford) stop.
7:15 am to 8 am at 46th and Market (Market Frankford) stop.
(City Year volunteers will be at additional transit locations and commercial corridors throughout the day. Please call for Tricia Enright at 215-686-2161 for more information.)
WHY: The 2010 Census count is in full swing. By April 1, every residence in the City of Philadelphia should have received a census
questionnaire. Philadelphia is mounting a city-wide campaign called Philly Counts to encourage all Philadelphia residents to participate and be counted.
Every ten years, the United States undergoes a count of every resident. That count is used to determine representation in Congress and to distribute more than $400 billion in federal funding. For every person not counted, Philadelphia stands to lose more than $2800 in federal funding, each year.
More information can be found at: http://www.phillycounts.org/
