·Census figures will determine how the government spends $800 billion in federal funding. The 2010 Census missed more than two million children under 5, costing states $550 million per year in lost federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicaid, foster care, adoption and child care services. In this episode Danielle explains why this is important and how you can help make sure we count all kids.
Visit https://futureeffect.org/news/ for a sample letter asking Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the United States Census Bureau, to reconsider the plan to end the census count early.
