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Message
from Freeholder Vicari
Watch
Freeholder Vicari's interview on "Eye on Ocean County," aired
Nov. 9, 2009.
Length: 26:00 (opens in
Windows Media Player)
Courtesy: Beach Baby Productions, LLC.
New Jersey came up just 15,187 people short of the population needed to keep its 13th seat in the House of Representatives, based on a 2008 population estimate.
What's at stake is also the allocation of state and federal grant funds for Ocean County's infrastructure improvements and services, especially for its most vulnerable residents.
An accurate count of the County's population in the Census is critical
and for that we need everyone's help.
Freeholder Vicari with Philadelphia Regional Director Fernando Armstrong.
HERE TO HELP -- Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, left,
Ocean County Census liaison, and OceanFirst Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer Vito R. Nardelli, right, are pictured with Steve
Lang of the U.S. Census. Mr. Nardelli volunteered working space at all OceanFirst
branches in Monmouth and Ocean Counties to serve as Census Questionnaire
Assistance Centers in support of the Census complete count
efforts. 
CENSUS TEAM-- Census staff members, Mark Haviland,
left, Brick, Amie DelVecchio, Bayville and Thomas Reilly, Manahawkin, carried
a banner in the Ocean County Saint Patrick's Day parade reminding residents
to return their questionnaires. Youngsters lent a cheerful helping hand.
Visit the photo album for more photos.
What
is the Census?
Every 10 years, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution, our nation conducts a census — an effort to count every person living in the United States. This multibillion-dollar operation requires years of planning and more than a half million temporary workers.
The key to this endeavor is having every household fill out and mail back a completed census form.
- It’s easy. – The census questionnaire takes only a few minutes to answer and return by mail.
- It’s confidential. – Your responses are protected by law (Title 13, U.S. Code, Section 9). All Census Bureau employees have taken an oath to protect confidentiality and are subject to a jail term, a fine – or both – for disclosing any information that could identify a respondent or household.
- It’s required by law. – The information you provide is combined with responses provided by your neighbors and other households across the country, to provide summary statistical data that are used by various local, state and federal agencies.
Read more about Privacy and Confidentiality.
Why
is the Census Important to Ocean County?
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Census affects your voice in Congress:
- Mandated by the U.S. Constitution, the Census is also used to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and to redistrict state legislatures.
- NJ Could Lose
House Seat (Herald
News, Jan. 7, 2009)
New Jersey came up just 15,187 people short of the population needed to keep its 13th seat in the House of Representatives and its delegation would shrink to 12, based on Census Bureau population estimates for 2008 analyzed by a Virginia consulting firm in 2009.
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Census affects your representation in state and local government:
- Census data are used to define legislature districts, school district assignment areas and other important functional areas of government.
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Census data directly affect how more than $300 billion per year in federal and state funding is allocated to communities for neighborhood improvements, public health, education, transportation and much more. That's more than $3 trillion over a 10-year period.
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Census data is the foundation of identifying Designated Target Neighborhoods (DTN’s), which determine where Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are allocated.
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CDBG Programs include assistance to municipalities with infrastructure improvements, handicapped access, transportation, senior services, and to residents with the First-Time Homebuyers Program, HOME Housing Rehabilitation Program, Tenant-based Rental Assistance, etc.
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The census is like a snapshot that helps define who we are as a nation. Data about changes in your community are crucial to many planning decisions, such as where to provide services for the elderly, where to build new roads and schools, or where to locate job training centers.
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The business community also uses the census data to make decisions such as locating in an area and marketing to target populations.
Attention Snowbirds, College Students and persons
with more residences!
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The US Census Bureau is committed to counting every person... and to count every person in the correct place.
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The guiding principle for the Census is "usual residence", which is defined as the place where the person lives and sleeps MOST OF THE TIME. It does not matter where someone registers their car or votes and completing the census questionnaire in a different location will have no effect on car insurance or voter registration. Snowbirds (people who live in one state but spend the winter in another state with a warmer climate), college students, military personnel, etc. are to be counted at the residence where they live most of the year.
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The census forms will be mailed out in March 2010...and will not be forwarded by the Post Office. The forms that are mailed to a residence are geocoded specifically to that address.
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Snowbirds (people who live in one state but spend the winter in another state with a warmer climate), college students, military personnel, etc. are to be counted at the residence where they live most of the year.
Your Senior Services are
Counting on YOU!
Here are just a few of the many programs significantly affected by the the population count of our older adults in Ocean County. This is why we need you to be counted in Ocean County!
- Transportation
- Congregate and Home Delivered Meals
- Home Health Aides
- Respite Care
- Protective Services
- Adult Day Services
- Senior Centers
- Mental and Physical Health Services
- S.H.I.P.
(State Health Insurance Assistance Pgrm)
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Wait to return to Ocean County and complete a form in person with a Census enumerator or at a Be Counted Site or Questionnaire Assistance Center (QAC), or wait for the second mailing in May/June.
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These sites will be open from March 19 to April 19. The difference between these types of sites is that the Be Counted Sites will have blank census questionnaires available, while the QAC’s will also have trained staff on hand to assist residents with completing the questionnaires. Search for the closest site by zip code here.
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Replacement Census Questionnaires - For the first time, the Census will be mailing out replacement Census forms to non-respondents, sometime in May or June 2010.
The Residence
Rules also affect college students, live-in nannies, military
personnel, migrant workers, and people away on business or vacation.
For more information, visit Residence
Rules on the U.S. Census Bureau Website.
Ocean County Census 2010 Activities
One way to help ensure that everyone is counted is to form Complete Count Committees in communities, municipalities, cities, counties, states and tribal governments across the country. Complete Count Committees are volunteer teams consisting of community leaders, faith-based groups, schools, businesses, media outlets and others who are appointed by elected officials and work together to make sure entire communities are counted.
The Complete Count Committee is charged with the job of promoting Census 2010 in the County. Activities include creating customized promotional materials, creating ways to dispel myths and alleviate fears about the privacy and confidentiality of census data and of the process, implementing awareness campaigns and making sure that there is assistance to those who need help completing the census form.
Ocean County's Complete Count Committee- a dream team of representatives from government, outreach, multi-cultural organizations, business, education and the private sector.
Not shown: Diane B. Ambrosio, Pamela Dong, Lynette Whiteman, Tom Mongelli, William Nally.
Complete
Count Committee Brochure (283 KB) (U.S. Census Bureau)
The County and its municipalities are also working with the Census Bureau on a number of other programs to prepare for Census 2010 and ensure that it is a complete and accurate census. Some programs involve reviewing the Census address list (LUCA) or providing the Census Bureau with new construction data to make sure the Census Bureau has an address list that is up to date. This winter 2009, the County is busy reviewing the geography of the statistical areas (Participant Statistical Areas Program), such as the census tracts and block groups, that the census is based on and making recommendations. More information on geographical census programs.
Census Jobs
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The U.S. Census Bureau recruits persons for temporary part-time positions for the 2010 Census. They are offering competitive pay, flexible hours, local employment and paid training and mileage.
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Bilingual speakers are encouraged to apply.
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Call 1-866-861-2010 to schedule a test in your local area. The Application and I-9 Employment and Eligibility Verification Form are available online in English and Spanish and will also be available at the test site. Bring identification with you to the test.
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A Practice Test (PDF) is also available on the U.S. Census Bureau website and is very much like the actual test.
Recruitment
for census-takers is going on this fall/winter with hiring in the spring.
To find out more information, get your name on the list to take the test,
or to check your status if you have already taken the test, call the toll-free
number 1-866-861-2010.
Ocean County residents can also call the
Toms River Local Census office directly at
732-678-5050 to schedule a test or to check your status.
For more information, visit Census
Jobs on the U.S. Census Bureau Website.
Documents
and approved ID
requirements.
Contact Information:
Ocean County Planning
Department:
Vicki Pecchioli,
Principal Planner
John Brown,
Assistant Planner
732-929-2054
Email: vpecchioli@co.ocean.nj.us
johnbrown@co.ocean.nj.us
Ocean County Public Affairs:
Barbara W. Steele,
Director
732-929-2000
Email: bsteele@co.ocean.nj.us
Ocean County Mailing address:
P.O. Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
US
Census Bureau, Philadelphia Regional Office
833 Chestnut Street, Suite 504
Philadelphia, PA. 19107
(215) 717-1800 or 1-800-262-4236
FAX: (215) 717-0755
TDD: (215) 717-0894
E-mail: Philadelphia.Regional.Office@census.gov
Photo credits and Information Source(s):
U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO);
Ocean County Department of Public Affairs
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