The Latino Complete Count Committee (Comite Latino por un Censo Completo) is a network of organizational partners that includes CBO’s, churches, businesses and community activists. Its primary purpose is two-fold: 1) to increase awareness of the importance of the census within the Latino Community and, 2) to encourage all Latino residents to actively participate in the 2010 census.

The “Nuestro Pueblo Vale…Hagase Contar! is the theme characterizing the Committee’s Latino census initiative. It speaks to the dignity of Latinos as a people while urging Latinos to ensure they are counted. The initiative is a volunteer community campaign, in collaboration with Philly Counts and the Census Bureau, designed to provide educational and promotional information about the Census and encourage Latinos to take action by filling out and returning the census forms. The campaign is targeting nine (9) postal zip codes representing close to 45,000 households where more than 75% of Latinos reside. The campaign has produced bilingual materials, (fact sheets, flyers, posters) that are linguistically and culturally relevant. Hundreds of businesses, service providers, senior centers, faith based institutions, elected officials and other neighborhood stakeholders have been enlisted to serve as vehicles for outreach and the dissemination of information Neighborhood activists, block captains, and other volunteers will be organizing special census awareness events and door-to-door outreach will be conducted throughout Latino neighborhoods. This website Latinovale.com has been designed to serve as a resource for community partners and volunteers. It will provide information on events, marketing toolkits, and select census information.

The Census Bureau will mail about 13 million bilingual forms to neighborhoods with the greatest need for assistance in Spanish. You can also request a form in Spanish by calling the number on the Census form. If you did NOT receive a bilingual questionnaire and would like one, please call the Telephone Assistance Centers below:

1-866-928-2010 (Spanish)

1-866-872-6868 (English)

The lines will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (your local time) seven days a week starting February 25, 2010 through July 30, 2010. Contact: Send us a message (link to percy.a.rosales@gmail.com)

The Be Counted program makes census forms available in many different public locations in areas that have been historically undercounted by the census. These locations include community centers, health clinics, convenience stores, churches, businesses and others.

Questionnaire Assistance Centers (QAC) are located in public places such as grocery/retail stores, recreation halls, libraries, and places in the community that are convenient and ideal for residents to visit. The main purpose of the QAC is to assist people in the completion of the census questionnaires and to offer the language assistance needed. All QACs are also BC sites.

Census.gov/español – Phillycounts.org –The Census Project

Census Day Fair at Norris Square

10 questions in 10 minutes

"No one can get access to census data. It is rock solid secure."
-- James T. Christy, Los Angeles Regional Office Director, U.S. Census Bureau

Important telephone numbers

National Spanish Hotline for help with Census Questionnaire ––1-866-928-2010––

If you would like to apply for a Census job please call:

1-866-861-2010

If you would like your business to be a Job Testing Site, and your business is located NORTH of Girard Ave, please call:

267-351-9930

If you would like to be a Job Testing Site, and your business is located SOUTH of Girard Ave, please call:

267-207-2230

If you would like your business to be a Be Counted Site (BC) or Questionnaire Assistance Center (QAC), please call:

Alberto Polanco - 215-767-7889

Lillian Amaro - 215-436-0554

If you would like to list your organization's activities on this website or have Literature needs, please call:

Percy Rosales - 215-528-2980

If you have any questions click here for the "FAQ Section"