On Saturday volunteers with the city of West Palm Beach went door-to-door to three neighborhoods in Pleasant City in West Palm Beach to encourage residents to fill out the census.
On Saturday volunteers with the city of West Palm Beach went door-to-door to three neighborhoods in Pleasant City in West Palm Beach to encourage residents to fill out the census.
AND TODAY - VOLUNTEERS WITHTHE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACHGOING DOOR TO DOOR IN SOMENEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY CALL ITTHE“CENSUS DAY OF ACTIO”WHERE SURVEY TAKERS ASSISTEDRESIDENTS WHO HAVE NOT FILLEDOUT THEIR SELF-RESPONSES.
CITYLEADERS STRESSING THEIMPORTANCE OF GETTING THISDONE.“WE RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY$2,000 PER INDIVIDUAL FOR ADECADE SO BASICALLY IN 10YEARS THAT WILL BE ABOUT$20,000 PER INDIVIDUAL” THEDEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR CENSUSIS SEPTEMBER 3
The growing number of Hispanics in Palm Beach County is magnifying the need to make everyone count in the U.S. Census.
Matt Sczesny speaks with West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James about the U.S. Census.