
There are few issues more important to Massachusetts than the 2010 Census. Whether or not we are counted will directly impact our political representation - with the potential to lose two congressional seats and to skew state representation away from communities that rightfully deserve more political influence. More than $4 Trillion in federal funds will be determined by the census count over the next decade, and Massachusetts stands to lose $2,000 every year for every person not counted in the Census.
We are pleased to report that our friends at Access Strategies Fund have focused on this issue, and to announce the creation of the Massachusetts Census Equity Fund, which will provide $400,000 in grants this December to non-profit organizations for census outreach, public education campaigns, community organizing and multi-linguistic communications.
The consortium of funders leading the Massachusetts Census Equity Fund currently includes Access Strategies Fund, Barr Foundation, Hyams Foundation, The Herman and Frieda L. Miller Foundation, Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, Roxbury Trust Fund, Solidago Foundation, and the United Way.
The deadline to apply for funding is coming quickly: November 25, 2009.
Find out more.
- Joel Barrera




