Complete the 2020 Census!

Federal funding for social services (including components of the regional center system) is generally tied to population size at the state, county or municipal level, and the way population growth is measured is through the U.S. Census, which is conducted in the first year of every new decade. It is for this reason it is very important everyone be counted, and is why various public service organizations have created web resources (linked below) to help individuals with disabilities take part in this year's Census.

Want to ensure your community receives its share of over $600 billion in federal funding? All people with disabilities must be counted in teh 2020 Census. Help is available! Census message announcement.

Census Help for Individuals and Families

Disability Rights California is working to get as many individuals with disabilities as possible to take part in the Census, and to that end, the organization has authored a succinct webpage, 4 Easy Ways to Complete the Census, which is available in 12 languages.

For additional information about the Census and why it is important, watch the series of short videos (in English, American Sign Language or Spanish) on the Disability Counts 2020 website.

Census Help for Residential Facility Administrators

Residential facilities are responsible for getting their residents counted in the Census, thus the U.S. Census Bureau has created a webpage, Group Quarters Enumeration, to help facility administrators complete the process. (The page is also available in Spanish.)

MENDOCINO LAKE COUNTY COMPLEX FIRES RESOURCES

Redwood Coast Regional Center believes that access to information, supports, and learning is necessary for all people to achieve their life goals. In this section, we provide links to other websites that may offer all of the above. We also offer two calendars of training opportunities; those in our communities at large, and those that may be offered by (and/or for) service providers. We encourage you to check the training calendars frequently for new postings, and to explore the online links provided.  In addition, this section provides a Community Resource Handbook (pdf document), Generic Resource & Natural Supports Checklist (pdf document), a booklet, Making It Happen (pdf document), which is a resource for families for requesting coverage from a health plan for speech, occupational and physical therapy for a child, and emergency planning materials Feeling Safe, Being Safe - My Personal Safety in an Emergency English (pdf document) Spanish (pdf document).

We also invite you to contribute to this page by forwarding links we have not yet included, or announcements of local training opportunities. Please forward all such contributions via email to: korsi@redwoodcoastrc.org. We reserve the right to edit or withhold any contributions.

Links to Other Web Sites

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