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Nevada Census 2020 to Hold Nye County Veterans Census Kickoff Event in Pahrump

Nye County veterans and residents are encouraged to attend and learn more about the benefits of participating in the Nevada Census count

WHO: Nevada Census 2020

 

WHAT: Nevada Census 2020 continues its march towards the 2020 Nevada Census count with a kickoff event aimed at educating Nye County veterans and residents about the benefits of participating in the Census and encouraging responses. Representatives from Nevada Census 2020 will hold an engaging presentation on the Census to discuss its importance, how to participate, potential funding amounts for the community, important deadlines, and common misconceptions around the Census count. Pastor Jon Watt, Pahrump Salvation Army’s service center director, and a Veterans Group director will discuss how Census data can help fund Veterans programs.

 

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session and an open forum for community members to discuss how best to reach Hard-To-Count populations in the county, as well as how community members can become ambassadors for Nevada Census 2020.

 

WHEN: 1 - 2 p.m.
Friday, March 6, 2020

WHERE: Bob Ruud Community Center
150 N Hwy 160, Pahrump, NV 89060

 

WHY: The event will be a part of a series of outreach effort is to drive home the message that Nevada matters in the countrywide 2020 Census, and it’s essential that every resident be counted. Data collected from the Census count will help determine how more than $675 billion of federal funding is spent each year on state-level infrastructure and services across the country. Nevada will earn $20,000 in federal funding over the next ten years for every man, woman and child who is counted.