Be Counted! Participate In The Census!


Jimmie Curley, who attends a church in Prince George’s County is working to encourage our citizens to be counted this year in the census.

Inspired by a Census 2010 outreach event he attended in January, Jimmie Curley has been distributing bags, mugs and other items emblazoned with Census 2010 logos everywhere he goes, from a laundromat in Clinton to a business meeting in Greenbelt.

Curley lives in Washington, D.C., but is an active member of the Greater Refuge Ministry Church in Clinton and its surrounding community. He said he has spoken to at least 200 people about the decennial count, which is taking place this month.

“It’s important to me,” he said. “It means we can get better representation, we can get better funding for the things we’re trying to do.”

An estimated 326,000 households in Prince George’s County will receive a form from the U.S. Census Bureau in the mail this week. This year’s form features 10 questions that will determine how many people live in each household, as well as other basic information such as age, gender and race.



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