Complete Count Committee
The Complete Count Committee (CCC) is a group of community leaders appointed by Mayor John Hickenlooper for the purpose of developing and implementing a comprehensive 2010 Census awareness campaign in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau aimed at ensuring every resident of Denver County is counted in the 2010 Census. The first official meeting for the City and County of Denver’s Census 2010 was held January 29, 2009.
The goals of the CCC are to ensure an accurate count of every City and County of Denver resident; achieve a 75 percent return rate of mailed surveys; make every Denver resident aware of the Census; and make every Denver resident aware that the information they provide for the Census is kept in complete confidence.
Complete Count Committee Subcommittees will work to reach the undercounted populations through schools, faith-based communities, speaker’s bureaus, door-knocking, public events, neighborhoods, community based organizations, niche communities and questionnaire answer centers that will be located at libraries, Denver Health, Denver Housing Authority, schools and
grocery stores.
CCC Committees
Committee Chairs: Ken Santistevan, Elbra Wedgeworth, Councilman Paul Lopez (Dist. 3)
Subcommittee Chairs: Anthony Aragon, Heather Barry, Rachel Chaparro, Alan DeLollis, Grant Jones, Diane Lapierre, Shannon Masden, Hugo Patino, Bruce Reagan, Lisa (Schiff) Relou, Steve Sander, Bobby Smith, Jamie Torres, Andrea Viarrial.
The Complete Count Committee strives to involve every aspect of a local community in its subcommittee structure. The City and County of Denver has as part of its Complete Count Committee the following subcommittees in place:
Education - Facilitates Census awareness for local schools from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as post-secondary education institutions in the City and County of Denver area. May also encourage school administrators, teachers, and students to use Census in Schools materials.
Faith Based Organizations - Creates and coordinates activities and materials that can be used by any local faith based institution in the promotion of the 2010 Census awareness and participation.
Public Relations & Marketing - 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.
Questionnaire Assistance Centers - Create and facilitate a space where the community can reach out to for questions and answers regarding the Census.
Neighborhoods - Collaborate with City neighborhoods in the promotion of the 2010 Census. Encourages participation in the Census awareness and participation efforts.
Community Based Organizations - Collaborates with community organizations to inform residents of the importance of participating in the 2010 Census, and the benefits derived from census data.
Niche Communities - Assists in Census promotion, outreach, and encourages participation with the populations that are at risk of being undercounted in the 2010 Census.
Recruiting - Disseminate information about census job openings for the 2010 Census. Information will include the number of jobs available, types of jobs available, and the locations of testing and training sites.
Data - Assist in gathering and deciphering data and maps which will support the other subcommittees in Census promotion and outreach.
How can I help?
The 2010 Census Complete Count Committee is seeking volunteers to be sub-committee members.
Expectations for committee members*:
- Attend the quarterly Complete Count Committee meetings
- Attend the scheduled subcommittee meetings (vary by subcommittee, average every other month)
- Assist in recruiting members to the Complete Count Committee
- Emphasize the Census Bureau’s commitment to confidentiality to further increase participation in the Census.
- In partnership with the Census outreach specialist and subcommittee chair/s assist in developing and executing a local targeted plan to influence members of their community to complete the Census questionnaire in a timely and accurate manner.
- The time commitment requirements are as follows:
- Committee co-chairs 3 to 4 hours a month
- Subcommittee chairs 2 to 4 hours a month
- Subcommittee members 1 to 2 hours a month
*the time commitment and frequency of meetings is from January to December of 2009. This may change as Census Day in 2010 approaches.
If you are interested in participating, please call Martha Rodriguez, census outreach specialist, at 720-913-8853 or e-mail
martha.rodriguez@denvergov.org.
If you are looking for a job with the US Census Bureau call 1-866-861-2010.