29-Deliberate and act on appointment of 2010 Census Complete Count Committee

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for Questionnaire Assistance Centers, and identifying other resources for CCC activities. Education subcommittee-Facilitates census awareness for local schools from prekindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as postsecondary education institutions in the area. May also encourage school administrators, teachers, and students to use Census In Schools materials. Faith-based subcommittee--Creates and coordi- nates activities and materials that can be used by any local faith-based institution in the promotion of the 2010 Census awareness and participation. Media subcommittee-Creates and facilitates ways to get the census message to all community residents, using all available sources such as local newspapers, newsletters, fliers, local festivals, billboards, radio, and television. Community-based organizations subcommittee-Collaborates with community organizations to inform residents of the importance of participating in the 2010 Census and the benefits derived from census data. Business subcommittee-Creates and coordi- nates activities that involve businesses in census awareness, such as distribution of census infor- mation and census messages on packaging (grocery bags), and the inclusion of the census logo and message on sales promotion materials. Figure 1. Sample Organizational Chart Recruiting subcommittee-Disseminates informa- tion about census job openings for the 2010 Census. Information will include the number of jobs avail- able, types of jobs available, and the locations of testing and training sites. The subcommittee chairpersons may recruit mem- bers for their respective teams. The ideal candidates for a Complete Count Committee are those com- munity members who have expertise, influence, and experience in the area of the respective committee. Committees are more productive and successful if willing to invest time, resources, and energy in this project. Figure 1 is a sample Complete Count Committee organizational chart. The organizational chart is a guide to assist in forming a CCC and implementing the CCC plan. Once discussion has started about the focus and goals of the committee, subcommittees and/or activities may be added to fit the customized plan. Both the government-led and the community-led Complete Count Committee operation flows the same, from chairperson to committee and/or subcommittees and then to the community at large. The community CCC essentially functions the same as the governmental CCC. - - - - ~ I COMMUNITY- ! GOVERNMENT j EDUCATION ` FAITH-BASED MEDIA BASEb ~ SUBCOMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ~ SUBCOMMITTEE i; SUBCOMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE BUSINESS RECRUITING SUBCOMMITTEE : SUBCOMMITTEE ' 16 2010 Census Complete Count Committee Guide '20(~