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From YouTube: 2020 Census "One-Year Out" Kickoff
Description
The mission to count every resident in Boston begins now. The 2020 Census will determine how much representation the city of Boston will get at the state and federal level for the next decade. At the East Boston branch of the Boston Public Library, Mayor Walsh talks about efforts in getting hard to reach populations to fill out the Census. As he stated in his recent State of the City Address, "It is crucial that we make sure every resident of Boston is counted, because every resident of Boston counts."
A
A
A
A
Great
great
and
obviously
to
the
many
folks
that
took
the
time
to
be
here
today.
This
is
an
important
issue.
Otherwise
we
would
not
be
here,
and
I
really
want
to
acknowledge
all
of
the
community
folks
that
are
here
in
the
room.
The
census,
as
we
know,
is
around
the
corner,
and
we
know
that
that
work
needs
to
begin
now.
A
This
is
an
important
moment
that
happens
every
ten
years,
where
government
community
service
based
advocates,
faith-based
leaders
and
the
voices
of
our
youth
parents
and
seniors
must
stand
united
and
put
our
differences
aside
for
the
greater
good
of
our
cities
and
towns
across
the
Commonwealth.
We
do
not
always
agree
on
solutions
to
the
challenges
in
our
neighborhoods,
but
we
all
know
that
we
need
funding
to
make
our
communities
thrive.
A
We
need
more,
not
less,
and
this
is
one
of
the
key
factors
around
the
Mathcounts
efforts
around
the
2020
census.
I'm
gonna
speak
on
just
a
few
examples,
because
I
want
to
get
to
our
amazing
speakers.
For
the
day.
Many
of
you
personally
know
me
as
one
of
the
many
voices
fighting
against
displacement
and
the
housing
crisis
our
city
faces.
We
know
that
we
are
in
a
crisis
and
the
need
for
affordable
housing
has
become
greater
across
the
Commonwealth
community
groups.
A
Legal
advocates
and
policymakers
are
working
towards
building
solutions
to
this
problem
right
now,
but
we
cannot
address
housing,
affordability
without
funding,
and
we
cannot
address
housing
issues
without
understanding
the
services
our
communities
have
now
and
where
there
is
a
need
for
more
federal
funding.
Supports
programs
such
as
the
section
8
voucher
program,
and
we
know
we
need
more.
The
wait
lists
are
sky
highs,
families
are
in
need
now.
Cities
and
towns
can
utilize
funding
from
the
Community
Development
Block
Grant
that
focuses
on
building
more
far
more
affordable
housing
right
here
in
our
neighborhoods.
A
The
LIHEAP
program
is
another
program
that
is
at
stake
and
it
provides
energy
services
and
payments
to
low-income
families
for
heat
and
electricity.
We
know
more
of
these
services
and
tools
are
important
to
us
and
we
need
to
take
the
time
to
use
the
census
to
paint
the
story
and
paint
the
picture
of
what
our
communities
need.
A
Other
areas
and
programs
that
are
at
stake
and
again
I'm
just
going
to
give
a
few
examples:
local
community
health,
centers
and
programs
that
they
offer
right
now
to
serve
as
low-income
families,
Medicaid
and
MassHealth.
The
National
School
Lunch
Program
and
snap
also
known
as
food
stamps,
the
child
care
Development
Block
Grant,
which
supports
child
care
vouchers
for
families
and
much
much
more
many
of
the
services
that
I
mentioned,
and
many
of
you
know
in
this
room
that
this
impacts,
thousands
and
thousands
of
families
across
the
state.
A
The
stakes
are
too
high
for
us
not
to
take
the
time
and
pay
attention
to
the
national
census,
which
again
2020
it's
around
the
corner,
but
we're
starting
today
many
of
us
are
working
collaboratively,
starting
now
to
take
this
initiative
on
in
Massachusetts.
Many
of
the
hard
reach
to
communities
are
right
here
in
Boston
and
Suffolk
County
renters
people
of
color
black
brown
voices.
Non-English
speakers
are
some
of
the
hardest
to
reach
households
for
a
number
of
reasons.
The
2020
census
also
has
a
few
new
barriers
that
we
will
need
to
overcome.
A
Translation
of
the
census
will
not
be
happening
in
all
languages,
so
we
are
going
to
need
your
help.
The
other
challenge
is
that
the
majority
of
the
census
for
2020
will
be
done
online,
and
we
know
that
there
is
a
digital
divide
in
our
communities.
We
will
have
to
support
seniors
and
families
who
don't
have
access
to
internet
or
a
computer
and
completing
their
census.
A
A
B
B
This
will
help
all
our
communities
and
now
specifically
working
in
his
Boston
to
keep
an
affordable
housing
for
all
our
communities
and
that
also
helps
our
Boston
public
high
school,
because
we
work
with
the
public
schools
with
our
parents.
We
have
a
English
program
that
we
can
work
together
with
the
census
to
bring
this
information,
so
our
communities
can
be
helped.
Thank
you.
A
C
What
they
care,
I
thought
our
be
million
control
things
Allah,
who
you
are
okay,
yo.
You
got
this,
isn't
about
the
ho
dong,
Yi
Jung
LM.
Only
second
looey
bean,
Yahoo,
durian
tomato
ecology,
hey
you
know:
I'm
sacred,
kurohagi,
lamian,
ecology,
though
Chinatown
hey,
don't
go
Inquisitor
Olivia
come
got
a
phone.
Cuz
I'll
see
you
soon.
You
got
em
here
come.
Let
me
show
you
soon
here,
but
see
you
now
so
you're,
counting
for
poor
lowly.
You
come
on
legal
community,
Nico
young
hope
holds
haka,
so
dealer
liquor
seen
Frank
:
so
hold
on
table.
C
D
I
agree:
you
know,
Mimi
said
it
very
well.
What
is
at
stake
for
communities-
and
you
know
for
me,
as
an
immigrant
like
I-
know
that
the
Vietnamese
community,
the
only
translation-
you
know
the
Chinese
community,
the
only
translation
which
right
now
is
not
provided
so
you
know
for
us-
we've
been
fighting
for
bilingual
ballot.
We
know
that
that
funding
is
from
census,
but
not
only
that
we
also
need
political
representation
as
well.
C
No
pain
or
they
hate
confirming
okay,
yeah,
Nagase,
Amanda
Cody
token
guys
hungry
Annette.
No,
she
Heineken
China,
hungry
vinca,
so
I
call
him
and
get
dr.
King
gossiping
panin
see.
How
can
you
sing
in
Jamaica
come
on
facile,
with
Japan
could
avoid
liquor,
low
heat
on
oncology,
commander
dollar
little?
Second,
silicon
Mantha,
nicotine,
no
siree
gotten.
So
you
Tony
saw
a
guardian
Hotel
ago,
Tom
Cali
being
alko
pc,
ncod
young
man,
acompaña
holy
got
paid
how
this
saico-tek
doe
hi,
so
you're
hardly
from
poutine.
Come
no
facility
no
way,
no
DD
token
guys.
D
You
know,
for
example,
like
education.
A
lot
of
you
know
it's
very
important
to
our
families,
but
a
lot
of
parents.
They
work
a
lot
and
they
need
to
make
sure
that
the
parents
actually
fill
out
the
census
in
order
for
the
whole
family
to
be
counted.
You
know
like
in
Chinatown.
You
know
we're
working
to
preserve
Chinatown,
so
that
Chinatown
can
be
an
entry
point
for
Chinese
immigrants
to
emerge
into
society,
and
but
in
order
for
people
to
do,
we
need
to
stabilize
Chinatown,
but
also
the
Chinese
immigrants.
D
C
Our
goal,
a
cheaper,
you
re,
eun-hye,
para
la
didn't,
say:
king
manga
come
over
there,
so
you
find
Yuka
comfy,
you
call
him
only
got
showing
you
find
it
now.
What
is
a
hole?
None
hey,
Tom
he's
on
coat!
Oh,
so
you
like
a
hot
lady.
No
thankfully
hyphae
since
it's
on
you
what
we
call
yank
at
CSUN
de
hunger.
So
anybody
who
got
do
you
tonka.
D
So,
and
also
one
other
thing
that
health
care
like
we
have,
you
know
South
Col,
Community,
Health
Center
serving
the
community
many
years,
but
we
also
need
a
medic
here
right,
a
benefit
federal
benefit
in
order
for
us
to
get
the
health
care,
but
we
also
need
to
have
a
health
care
center
that
can
actually
serve
us.
So
these
are
very
important
issues.
So
that's
why
we're
here
today
to
make
sure
that
everyone
is
counted?
A
E
Thank
you
all
and
thank
you
meme.
You
definitely
highlighted
the
fact
that
we
have
so
much
money
that
is
on
the
table,
so
much
money
that
is
impacting
directly
in
our
communities
and
while
we're
talking
about
money,
we
often
tend
to
forget
that
that
money
goes
to
people
and
it
specifically
improv
in
preventing
hunger.
Snap,
we
at
Rosie's
place
see
several
guests,
hundreds
and
guests
a
year,
thousands
of
guests
a
year
that
are
consistently
using
and
relying
on
snap
to
make
sure
that
they
have
stood
on
the
table
and
so
what
we're
talking
about?
E
It's,
not
just
those
millions
of
dollars
that
are
making
sure
that
we're
preventing
people
from
going
hungry.
But
it's
thousands
of
people
who
need
that
money
for
them
and
their
families
to
make
sure
that
they
can
get
to
the
next
day.
And
you
know
what,
at
the
end,
at
the
end
of
the
month,
they're
still
coming
to
Rosie's
place
and
to
other
shelters
and
other
community
centers
to
be
able
to
access
food.
We
alone
see
not
only
the
12,000
women
a
year
that
we
see
but
2,000
women.
E
They
would
provide
core
foods
nutritious
foods
every
month.
That's
a
number
that
when
Snap
is
cut
when
Snap
is
put
on
the
chopping
block,
it
is
extremely
dangerous.
Well,
we
need
to
be
doing
to
make
sure
that
all
those
funds
are
properly
allocated
for
Massachusetts.
Is
that
we're
all
counted?
So
when
we're
looking
at
the
census,
we're
thinking
about
the
homeless
community
in
Boston
and
in
the
Greater
Boston
area
that
are
often
forgotten
by
a
federal
elected
officials
and
need
to
be
remembered
right
here
right
now
and
count
this
or
today
don't
go
hungry.
A
I
really
appreciate
something
that
I
just
heard
and
I
want
it
to
sink
in
that
this
money
is
about
people
that
this
money
is
about
our
needs
and
that
this
money
is
about
our
community.
So
let's
remember
that,
as
we
think
about
what's
up
for
the
2020
census,
it
is
my
honor
to
introduce
a
sister
that
is
I've
worked
with
for
many
many
years,
who's
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
real
need
and
how
we
are
protecting
our
communities
as
the
2020
census
comes
around
the
corner.
F
F
Tell
you
that
this
year
in
the
2020
census,
it's
gonna
be
hard
when
I
have
family
members
and
friends
that
are
not
seeking
domestic
violence
that
are
not
going
for
a
restraining
order
to
the
court
when
they
we
have
friends
and
neighbors
that
are
not
going
or
calling
the
Chelsea
Police
Department
because
of
they're
afraid
that
if
they
say
their
name,
that
information
is
gonna
be
shared.
Imagine
what
it
means
to
be
part
of
the
census.
F
Imagine
what
it
means
to
put
their
name
on
a
on
a
on
your
application
or
in
a
federal
government
that
they
don't
trust.
So
the
fear
of
the
census
is
huge.
In
2010
we
had
a
huge
challenge
where
you
know
many
people
didn't
want
to
be
counted
because
they
said
if
immigration
reform
is
not
happening.
Why
am
I
going
to
be?
You
know
putting
my
name
on
helping
the
federal
government
if
in
Massachusetts
they
don't
even
want
to
pass
the
driver's
license
right.
F
So
imagine
now
with
the
environment
that
we
have
an
environment
that
is
so
that
it's
about
hate
and
fear,
and
all
these
things
so
imagine
our
community
has
been
under
counted
for
30
years
already
we
have
been
the
small
city
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts.
There
does
not
get
the
best
resources
because
we're
under
contact
so
imagine
now
with
the
threat
of
the
citizen
question
in
the
ballot
right.
If
that
happens,
less
people
are
gonna.
Respond
to
that
census.
F
We
have
to
literally
drag
people
before
I
was
door
knocking
now
if
they
are
afraid
of
doing
it
in
a
computer.
We're
just
gonna
have
to
drag
them
to
our
offices,
to
the
different
places
where
we
have
access
to
computers,
that
libraries
etc,
and
they
have
to
have
friendly
faces.
So
I
mean
this
is
not
about
the
Chelsea
collaborative.
This
is
not
about
two
organizations.
This
is
not
about
me.
This
is
about
all
of
us
together,
putting
everything
that
we
can
every
resource
that
we
can
talking
to
our
neighbors
and
highlighting
how
important
this
is.
F
We
don't
have
the
luxury
and
massachusett
to
lose
the
district,
a
congressional
district
office
we
have,
we
don't
have
the
luxury
for
that.
We
were
very
close
once
and
we
cannot
have
that
happen
again.
So
please,
if
I,
urge
you
today
is
exactly
one
year
from
today.
Let's
all
work
together,
let's
take
this
very
serious
and
in
every
table
that
we
are.
Let's
highlight
how
important,
because
there's
too
much
to
lose
and
we
don't
have
the
luxury
to
lose
it
muchísimo,
gracias,.
A
G
Thank
You
Mimi,
and
thank
you
yes
and
everyone
that's
here
today.
I
am
Alexei
Torres
and
I
am
the
chair
of
the
Massachusetts
census,
equity
fund,
an
executive
director
of
a
family
foundation
called
access
strategies
fund
and
I
want
to
share
a
little
bit
about
what
philanthropy
is
trying
to
do
across
the
Commonwealth
to
support
getting
out
the
count.
G
We
understand
that
resources
are
at
stake
later
post
census,
but
we
also
understand
that
communities
need
resources
now
to
take
on
issues
like
break,
getting
the
count
out
for
the
census
and
so
the
Massachusetts
census
equity
fund.
A
collaborative
of
multiple
philanthropies
from
the
Commonwealth
has
come
together
and
raised
to
date,
1.25
million
dollars
to
support
getting
the
count
out
on
the
census,
a.
G
Drop
in
the
bucket
but
at
the
same
time
an
opportunity
to
make
sure
that
trusted
partners,
the
very
people
that
you're
hearing
from
today
are
given
the
resources
that
they
need.
Good
will.
Good
intention
is
great,
but
without
resources
are
fragile,
civic
engagement
are
fragile.
Nonprofit
infrastructure
across
the
Commonwealth
can't
get
the
resources
that
it
deserves.
G
Like
many
of
you
here
across
the
Commonwealth,
we
are
funding
in
our
first
round
over
40
organizations
and
will
have
a
second
round
of
grants
coming
up
in
the
fall
all
to
make
sure
of
this
to
make
sure
that
fear
doesn't
drive
us
into
the
darkness,
which
is
what,
unfortunately,
many
people
who
are
trying
to
divide
us
as
a
community
rely
on.
They
rely
on
fear,
but
we
know
we
know
that
darkness
camp
can
only
be
cast
out
by
us
standing
in
the
light
coming
out
of
the
shadows.
G
G
A
H
Good
afternoon
welcome
everybody.
It
is
my
privilege
and
pleasure
to
welcome
each
of
you,
elected
officials,
community
members,
organizers
partners
in
this
great
work,
and
we
welcome
you
here
to
East
Boston,
which
is
a
very
special
place
in
the
library
community.
This
is
the
flagship
space
of
the
branch
system
of
the
Boston
Public
Library.
It
is
a
beautiful
space.
It
is
an
open
space.
H
A
Okay,
I
know
we're
in
a
library
but
I
also
come
from
Boston
I'm
a
proud,
Dorchester
resident.
So
I'm
I
ask
this
question
again:
who's
ready
to
do
this
work!
Okay,
beautiful
it's
gonna,
take
a
lot
of
time
and
it's
gonna
be
a
lot
of
energy,
but
I
know
it's
not
impossible
in
one
on
one
going
door
to
door
as
Gladys
said,
welcoming
people
to
our
offices
and
into
our
community
organizations
into
our
churches
to
support
residents
in
completing
the
2020
census.
This
is
what
it's
going
to
take.
I
Thank
You
Mimi.
Let
me
let
me
just
thank
everyone
who
spoke
here
today
for
the
importance
of
you
speaking
and
telling
you
stories,
and
we
have
to
do
that
more
and
more,
and
I
truly
appreciate
it.
It's
a
trom,
thank
you
from
Chelsea
and
all
the
folks
in
Chelsea
they're
here
today.
Thank
you
for
being
here
as
well
to
all
the
partners
in
the
room.
We
can't
do
this
without
you.
We
need
you
to
continue
to
be
with
us
in
this
journey,
and
this
is
a
journey.
I
Let's
not
kid
ourselves
in
2019,
going
into
2020
it's
a
journey,
so
we
have
to
continue
to
move
forward
to
all
the
elected
officials
that
are
here
in
the
office
that
I
represent
us.
Thank
you
as
well.
The
2010
census
that
we
had
here
in
Massachusetts
counted
six
hundred
and
seventeen
thousand
people
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
that
time,
from
from
2010
to
2011
hundred
thousand
over
seven
hundred
thousand
people
for
Boston
and
Chelsea
what
the
census
means
is.
We
talked
a
lot
about
federal
representation
down
in
Washington
and
the
last
three
census.
I
I
So
when
you
think
about
having
people
represent
you
on
a
city
or
state
or
federal
level
having
people
in
the
legislature,
but
whether
here
United
States
Congress,
is
so
important
for
our
cities
and
towns
across
throughout
the
commo.
But
in
particular
today
we're
talking
about
Boston,
it's
important
to
be
counted.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
do
this
work
and
this
work
through
this.
Well,
the
synthesis
America's
tool
for
recognizing
our
people,
all
their
dreams,
all
their
diversity
and
it's
in
institution
it
determines
our
representation
in
Congress.
I
I
can't
underscore
that
enough
how
many
members
we
get
and
how
the
boundaries
are
drawn
in
the
United
States
of
America.
We
don't
see
that
here
hit
with
the
messing
around
with
the
boundaries
being
drawn,
but
we
saw
it
happen
in
to
2010
in
Washington
DC
we
saw
gerrymandering,
we
saw
districts
created
that
some
people
couldn't
have
a
fair
competition
in
them
that
matters
that
matters
as
we
move
forward.
As
a
country,
our
delegation
is
very
strong
in
Massachusetts
and
we
need
accurate
and
accurate
census.
I
Account
census
counts
to
protect
our
voices
in
the
United
States
Congress
and
when
the
federal
government
invests
in
things
like
that,
we
need-
and
we
heard
about
this-
a
lot
I'm
gonna,
give
you
a
little
bit
East
Boston
residents
right
now
what
the
census
means
to
us
the
investments
made
from
the
2010
census.
It
means
free
lunches
at
the
Kennedy
in
the
oldest
schools
here
in
eesti
and
all
of
our
schools
throughout
the
city
of
Boston.
It
means
funds
we
heard
about
it
from
a
couple
of
different
speakers:
affordable
housing.
I
That
was
because
we
work
together
when
we
were
creative
and
creating
programs
to
pay
for
that
housing.
If
we
weren't
creative,
you
know
what
the
people's
housing
wouldn't
be
upgraded.
That's
not
good
enough!
It's
important
job
training
as
we
think
about
the
population
growing.
We
said
710
700,000
people,
our
unemployment
rates,
2.5
percent
in
Boston
and
in
communities
of
color
it's
about
5%,
but
we
need
to
train
more
people
for
the
jobs
of
the
future.
All
of
that
matters,
Senior
Services,
our
senior
citizens.
In
case
we
don't
know
it
I
think
I'm.
I
A
baby
boom
we're
getting
old,
we're
getting
old
and
we
need
to
have
a
federal
government
that
actually
cares
about
and
invests
in
senior
citizens.
If
we
don't
do
the
accounts
accurately,
we
won't
get
what's
due
fool
here
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
for
every
person
not
counted
as
we
think
about
when
we
go
out
and
do
the
counting.
So
every
person
not
count
to
think
about
this.
I
We
need
to
continue
to
fight
for
housing.
We
need
to
continue
to
fight
for
climate
action.
We
need
to
continue
to
fight
for
public
public
transit.
We
need
to
continue
to
this.
Young
woman
here
spoke
about
the
importance
of
preserving
Chinatown.
We
need
to
continue
to
do
that.
To
preserve
our
communities,
our
neighborhoods.
All
of
that
matters
here
when
we
think
about
how
we
move
forward.
I
know
that
this
is
the
kickoff
and
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
being
here
today
and
we're
gonna
we're
vested
in
City
Hall.
I
I
This
is
also
an
opportunity
for
us
in
Boston
to
truly
show
how
we
build
trust
and
make
us
stronger
it's
a
statement
of
who
we
are
and
what
we
believe
in.
We
believe
in
people
in
the
city,
whether
you
rent
your
own,
whether
you're
a
senior
citizen
or
a
newborn
baby,
whether
you,
whether
you're
online
every
day
or
you,
don't
have
the
internet.
We
are
gonna
work
every
single
day
to
make
sure
that
you're
counted
I
want
to
end
with
this
to
our
immigrants.
We
also
have
the
opportunity
to
say
that
this
is
your
home.
I
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
stand
with
and
support
and
count
every
last
person.
We
need
to
stand
together
as
we
continue
in
this
journey
for
the
next
year
and
a
half.
We
need
to
continue
to
fight
for
our
democracy
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
every
resident
of
the
city
of
Boston
is
content
I'm
going
to
throw
Chelsea
in
as
well,
because
the
town
manager's
here
so
thank
you,
Tom
we're
gonna
work
together,
we'll
take
care
of
one
big
city
Chelsea
in
Boston
in
winter
up
in
other
places,
but
it's
so
important.
I
This
is
going
to
be
the
first
of
many
conversations
that
we
have.
We
started
this
conversation
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago
in
the
city
hall
to
talk
about
the
importance
of
the
census,
just
as
important
as
the
presidential
election
is
next
year.
The
census
is
important
for
us
because
it
really
sets
that
it
sets
the
tone
for
who
we
are
and
I'm,
not
I'm,
confident
in
Massachusetts
that
we're
going
to
do
it
right,
but
we
can't
let
the
noise
around
immigrants
and
around
what's
happening
around
the
census,
throw
us
off
our
game.
I
We
just
need
to
continue
to
move
forward,
so
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
today.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
important
investment
and
interest
and
make
sure
that
when
we
leave
here
today,
we
talk
to
our
friends
and
neighbors
and
colleagues
and
brothers
and
sisters
and
failing
members
to
let
them
know
the
importance
of
the
2020
census.
Thank
you.
A
A
Just
want
to
acknowledge
it
one
last
time
before
we
end
that
the
federal
funding
that
we
are
talking
about
is
our
people
is
our
community,
and
we
cannot
do
this
fight
alone.
So
remember,
2020
census
is
coming
around
the
corner.
Let's
say
it
with
me:
2020
2020,
2020
I
know
that
we
can
do
it.
Thank
you.
Everybody.