by Jeff B White
The National Equality Action Team (NEAT) is determined to ensure that you are counted! Working alongside the National LGBTQ+ Task Force and other partners in the LGBTQ+ and social justice movements, NEAT is mobilizing its national remote phone bank network and volunteers to reach hard-to-count counties across the U.S., helping people—particularly people of color—complete their census forms.
Sadly, the US Census does not count everyone. Each decade, countless marginalized people are missed, including low-income individuals, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and children, while wealthier and white communities are overcounted. The Census exists to count every person living in the country so that funds can be allocated for programs like Medicaid, public housing, and food stamps, and to ensure our elected officials represent equal numbers of people.
“We’re thrilled to partner with NEAT so Queer the Census coalition volunteers can help bring funding, decision-making power, political representation, and civil rights enforcement back to our local communities, especially during this pandemic. It’s more important than ever to remind people that the Census helps fund programs like Medicaid and determines where hospitals are built,” said Victoria Kim of the National LGBTQ+ Task Force.
“This is such an exciting partnership,” said Brian Silva, Founder and Executive Director of NEAT. “Expanding into Census work really shows that the opportunities for our “Bank Program” (phone bank) and Field Collaborative are endless!”
We need to be counted so our communities can access federal funds for programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and public housing, have representation in state, local, and federal government, and better enforce our civil rights. You can join this campaign today and volunteer to make calls from home at www.theNEAT.org/Census
The National Equality Action Team (NEAT) is determined to ensure that you are counted! Working alongside the National LGBTQ+ Task Force and other partners in the LGBTQ+ and social justice movements, NEAT is mobilizing its national remote phone bank network and volunteers to reach hard-to-count counties across the U.S., helping people—particularly people of color—complete their census forms.
Sadly, the US Census does not count everyone. Each decade, countless marginalized people are missed, including low-income individuals, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and children, while wealthier and white communities are overcounted. The Census exists to count every person living in the country so that funds can be allocated for programs like Medicaid, public housing, and food stamps, and to ensure our elected officials represent equal numbers of people.
“We’re thrilled to partner with NEAT so Queer the Census coalition volunteers can help bring funding, decision-making power, political representation, and civil rights enforcement back to our local communities, especially during this pandemic. It’s more important than ever to remind people that the Census helps fund programs like Medicaid and determines where hospitals are built,” said Victoria Kim of the National LGBTQ+ Task Force.
“This is such an exciting partnership,” said Brian Silva, Founder and Executive Director of NEAT. “Expanding into Census work really shows that the opportunities for our “Bank Program” (phone bank) and Field Collaborative are endless!”
We need to be counted so our communities can access federal funds for programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and public housing, have representation in state, local, and federal government, and better enforce our civil rights. You can join this campaign today and volunteer to make calls from home at www.theNEAT.org/Census
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