Howard County Library receives $600 grant to support 2020 Census response
Managing Editor
Making sure every person counts is the big push as the 2020 Census response period is drawing to a close. Responses for the Census will be received through September 30, 2020. Currently, the data collection has started the door to door process, but for those wanting to complete the Census online, the possibility is there.
Recently, the Howard County Library received a $600 grant to support the
2020 Census. The monies provided through the grant are to be used to help promote the 2020 Census to the Howard County community and encourage residents to ensure they are counted.
“Through generous funding from the Texas Count Pooled Fund and the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, the Abilene Library Consortium is able to offer support to the libraries across West Texas to engage their communities to complete the 2020 Census,” Sandra Verdin, Howard County Library representative, said.
Edward J. Smith, Executive Director of the Abilene Library Consortium, reached out to Mavour Braswell, the Howard County Library Director, to notify and encourage their application to the grant process.
“Funds from this grant have been used to promote community response to the 2020 Census through advertising, and community outreach. We also received two laptops and a hotspot to help do outreach in the community to promote census response,” Verdin said.
This particular grant was focused on providing support to West Texas Libraries. According to Verdin, Howard County Library was amongst 14 libraries in the West Texas area who received the grant.
“Community participation for the Census is very important, data from the census may help determine how much federal funding Texas receives for programs such as National School lunch programs, special education grants, and more,” she said. According to The Raise Your Hand
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