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 GLENDALE,
CA–The Armenian National Committee – Western Region (ANC-WR)
recently launched the “ANCensus 2010″ campaign. Working in
partnership with the Census 2010, the ANC-WR seeks to boost the
participation rate of Armenian Americans in the 2010 Census
count by educating the community and increasing awareness about
the significance of the headcount.
The ANC-WR Census 2010 campaign efforts are
supported in part by a grant from the California Community
Foundation. The grant will assist the ANC-WR to conduct an
aggressive community outreach campaign for the 2010 Census. The
goals of the ANCensus 2010 project include maximizing Armenian
American participation in the 2010 headcount and informing the
community to indicate “Armenian” as their race on the
questionnaire.
The outreach campaign also allows for
re-granting opportunities to Armenian American nonprofit
organizations. The ANC-WR will distribute grants in the coming
months to those Armenian American organizations that are willing
to conduct Census outreach work. Organizations must submit
proposal applications by Friday, February 5, 2010. For more
information on re-granting opportunities, please visit
ANCensus2010.org or call the ANCensus 2010 Hotline at (888)
666-4761.
“One of the primary goals for the outreach
campaign is to increase the number of Armenian Americans who
participate in the 2010 census and ensure that the
questionnaires accurately reflect our ethnic group,” said Tamar
Baboujian, Director of the ANCensus 2010 Project. “We are
thankful to the California Community Foundation for giving us
the opportunity to conduct and execute this campaign in a
sophisticated and efficient manner.”
The Armenian National Committee – Western
Region is the largest Armenian American grassroots community
organization in the Western United States. Working in
coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters
throughout the Western United States and affiliated
organizations around the country, the ANC-WR works to promote
understanding regarding issues of concern to the Armenian
American community.
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