Census on track to hire 3,000 workers in Hawaii
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to hire more than 3,000 temporary workers for Hawaii’s 2010 Census. The jobs, which range from census takers to enumerators, crew leaders and crew assistants, start in May and pay between $12.75 and $20 per hour for as much as 40 hours a week, for up to two months of work. Workers will be paid for training and receive weekly paychecks.
Approximately 1,700 part-time census workers will be hired to canvass communities in Honolulu and another 1,400 workers will be hired to cover West Oahu, the North Shore and the Neighbor Islands, according to Malissa Kaawa, Honolulu’s assistant manager for recruitment.
Census officials said they are focusing on recruiting workers from the communities they will serve, including Chinatown, Waipahu, the Gold Coast, Makiki and Waikiki and concentrated public housing areas such as Kalihi. Pockets of neighborhoods in Hauula, Waianae, Kakaako and Ala Moana also need temporary census workers. For more information or to apply, call 1-866-861-2010 or visit www.2010censusjobs.gov.
Online map will track census participation
In case you have not seen it, the online participation maps from Census 2000 are available at http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/. According to the site, these maps will be updated with 2010 participation data beginning in March, at which time data from states, counties and census tracts will be included in the dynamic map.
The map currently shows data from the 2000 census and indicates that Oahu fell in the 63 to 68 percent range of response, while Hawaii Island was in the 51 to 56 percent range and Maui and Kauai Counties in the 45 to 50 percent range.
To begin using the map, enter your zip code, or your city and state, in the search field and click the “find” button. Once you do this, a national view of the map will appear with a pin on the exact location you chose.
As the 2010 data arrives, you can explore participation rates by choosing "county", "place", or "local" views using the map tool in the upper-left hand corner. When you choose "county" the map will display your area’s county and the counties surrounding it, all colored-coded according to their Census 2000 participation.
Click on your county to launch a window that shows its participation rate. Drag this window across other counties to compare and contrast other county participation rates. For a more refined display of participation data, click on "place" or "view". Both views are color-coded and clickable just like "county"
Nonprofits Count provides Census resources
With only 35 days to go until April 1, opportunities to access Census resources for nonprofits abound online. Some initiatives, like Nonprofits Count, offer an online form to order free materials designed to encourage participation of undercounted communities in the 2010 Census. Other groups make resources available for download or in interactive online formats, like Ya Es Hora's guide to the census questionnaire. The following is a list of the top resources from Nonprofits Count.
Fact Sheets and Online Toolkit – Nonprofits Count has announced a new fact sheet series, “About the Census,” to our online toolkit. Available in both English and Spanish, the “About the Census” one-page series focus on the issues around counting various constituency groups. Titles include “Counting Children,” “Counting College Students,” “Counting Group Quarters” and more. The fact sheets are in full color and are available for download or viewing here.
Posters and buttons – The Nonprofit Voters Engagement Network is pleased to make available two new posters promoting the 2010 Census. Hang one or both of these posters in your nonprofit's lobby, client intake area, or anywhere else constituents and community members will see them. To order a free poster, click here. Buttons are also available, which read "Ask me about the 2010 Census" and are designed to start conversations between nonprofit staff and clients. To order buttons, click here.
