Politico: Census armies pivot to vaccine outreach with minorities
Washington,
December 24, 2020
“I was wearing a mask and gloves and knocked on people’s doors, stood six to 10 feet back and encouraged people to do the census,” Gomez, a Democrat, said in an interview. “I think we’re gonna have to do the same thing.”Black, Latino and Native Americans were a focal point in census outreach nationwide as local leaders sought to ensure underrepresented communities weren’t also undercounted, which could cost cities and states their share of the trillions of federal dollars up for grabs. |
