99problems.org’s coverage of the 2010 Census, a 10 minute time commitment that will help out your community for the next ten years.

So…what’s this ‘Census?’

The Census According to President Obama and DJ Willie Shakes

And Why Should We Care?

1. It’s a free and easy way to get the resources our communities deserve.
2. 10 Questions, takes about 10 minutes and is good for the next 10 years.
3. In times like these, we have to band together. Participating in the Census is a smart and free way to make sure public money flows into your neighborhood.

The 2010 Census is like the roll call for our nation. When that form ends up in your mailbox…that’s the government’s way of asking, “are you there?” And as cynical, as jaded, or simply as busy as we are with are regular lives, it is vitally important that we stand up and say:

I Count!