COVID-19 has impacted our daily lives in peculiar ways. Even in these difficult times, people are looking for ways to help. From donating masks to supporting local businesses to buying groceries for elderly neighbors, community members have stepped up to support one another.

While following CDC guidance to maintain good hand hygiene and practice social distancing are priority in protecting our public health, completing the 2020 census is priority to protecting our future and the future of generations to come.

Let’s be clear, there is a lot at stake as it relates to census 2020. Getting an accurate count in Philadelphia is crucial to ensuring that we receive our fair share of representation and federal funding for not only the next decade, but for the next time we face an economic crisis, as we are seeing now from the impact of COVID-19. The results of the 2020 census will be used to determine the level of representation and decision-making power that we have on the local, state, and federal levels of government. It also serves as the basis of funding allocations for some of the most critical public services that our city needs. These services include, but are by no means limited to:

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