Census Outreach in Los Angeles
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture is supporting the implementation of a Census 2010 outreach campaign to improve the count of low income and minority populations in Los Angeles. This project targets the populations served by the networks of religious leaders that CRCC has developed through several community-oriented projects. These networks include African American and Latino (both English and Spanish speaking) populations across the Los Angeles area. The project’s goal is to educate these leaders about the importance of participating in the upcoming census, such that they can then educate their congregants and communities.
CRCC is holding informational meetings and distributing materials to clergy and lay leaders in order to increase participation levels.