Be Counted on NPR’s All Things Considered

March 10, 2010  |   Posted in Blog   |   0 Comments   Tags: census, charities, latinos, npr

Charitable foundations and nonprofits are taking an unusually active role this year in trying to get an accurate census count. They say the people they serve have the most to benefit but are also among the least likely to participate.

Most Americans will get their 2010 census questionnaire sometime around March 15. Every 10 years, it’s a challenge getting everyone to fill out their census forms and send them back to the government.

One of the most active nonprofits is Voto Latino, which tries to encourage civic engagement by Latinos. The group has come up with some pretty cool ways to encourage Latinos to fill out their census forms.

Read the rest at NPR News.