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A 2020 Census Counting Book WW EE CC OO UU NN TT !! For young children and the grownups who love them Lisa Bernstein, Executive Director and Publisher Dr. Faith Lamb-Parker , Director of Research and Culture Susan Panetta, Creative Director For activities and materials to support your campaign go to: www.wecountkids.org simply put is a social impact publishing, media, and programming non-profit that reaches non-traditional audiences with critical information and innovative learning opportunities. We envision a world where all our stories are heard, every child and family counts, and every book launches a new journey. Who Counts?Who Counts? We Count! We Count! English 844-330-2020 Spanish844-468-2020 Chinese (Mandarin)844-391-2020 Chinese (Cantonese)844-398-2020 Vietnamese844-461-2020 Korean844-392-2020 Russian844-417-2020 Arabic844-416-2020 Tagalog844-478-2020 Polish844-479-2020 French844-494-2020 Haitian Creole844-477-2020 Portuguese844-474-2020 Japanese844-460-2020 English (Puerto Rico residents)844-418-2020 Spanish (Puerto Rico residents)844-426-2020 Telephone Display Device (TDD)844-467-2020 For seed funding that helped this book and program blossom, we counted on (and thank) The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, The Nicholson Foundation, The Turrell Foundation, The Burke Foundation and The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Thank you also to The Flom Family Foundation and The Carnegie Corporation of NY who then helped us take WE COUNT! nationwide. To take the census online go my2020census.gov Here are the toll-free numbers for each language. For helping us understand the census, and why it is critical to our democracy: The women of the US Census Bureau who inspired us to count on them and William O’Hare, Edward Kissam, Cindy Quezada For joining us in the census vortex: Kendra Devejian, Mercedes Carmona, Barbara Lawrence, Kate Liebman, Karen Dillett, Sandhya Nankani, Ambika Kapur, Gerry Manion, Shannon Riley-Ayers, Susan Baer, Elise Berkman, Blanche Brann, Lori Nowicki, Claire Easton, Benita Somerfield, Carren Shulman, Joel Bernstein, Minhaz Ahmed Thank you to the many early childhood programs of Passaic County, and to the cities of Paterson and Passaic. We hope this book inspires each and every family in the county to proudly stand up and be counted. You have inspired us! For supporting us in multiple ways as we counted: Daniel Dubno, Eric Briner, Joel Fram Special thanks to Melissa Litwin, who conceived of this project and shares our vision of a world where every child, family, and culture, counts, and every book launches a new journey. The beautiful illustrations in this book were each created by an artist who shares a cultural heritage with the children and families they’ve drawn. Illustrators: Miss Faith: Chase Walker Katya: Olga and Aleksey Ivanov James: Charnele Barlow Sophea: Huy Voun Lee Frankie: Sue Cornelison Maria: Elisa Chavarri Sami: Julia Shahin Collard Frida: Soud Shanti: Tajul Imam Patience: Chase Walker WE COUNT! is available in many languages thanks to this incredible team of translators: Armen Devejian: Armenian Mohamed Abdelhalim: Arabic Minhaz Ahmed: Bengali Maryam Torbati: Farsi Martine Jolibois: French Dongfang Zhao: Traditional Chinese Martine Jolibois: Haitian Creole Jung Sook Chong: Korean Dongfang Zhao: Mandarin Gurdeep Kesar: Punjabi Anastasia Yarko-McGeown: Russian Aracely Rosales, Carlos Rosales: Spanish Irene Gonzaga: Tagalog Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay: Vietnamese Celina Vega-Wong: Translation Designer thank you FIRST 5 and Simply Put want to thank all the trusted messengers, caregivers, and teachers who every day ensure that every child, every parent, every one of us counts. Printed in the U.S.A by Intellus / © 2019 simply putYoung and old, we ALL count! Who Counts in America? Every 10 years we answer that question by counting each and every person who lives in this country. It is called the census and the next one starts in March 2020. In the last census, many families forgot to count their babies and young children! So, here’s a book to help everyone learn to count. 11 11 22 Young and old, we ALL count! I am Miss Faith. How many people live with you? In this book, my friends and I will help everyone – young and old – learn to count in the 2020 Census. I am where I live 33 Here’s how this book can help all of us count: Who should count in the 2020 Census? This book has answers to “who counts” for all kinds of families. No two families are the same. But everyone must count each and every person – young and old – that lives in his or her “household” on April 1, 2020. What is a household? To the census a household is the people that live at the same address. There are many different kinds of households. In this book you will meet families who live in a house, an apartment, or a mobile home. Some people live in households with only their relatives. Some people live in households with many different people. Let’s learn together how to count all of these households! Grownups will learn how and why to count for the 2020 Census. Together you can search the page for answers to these counting, color, and culture questions. Kids can learn to count using the beads as you read aloud.22 11 44 Young and old, we ALL count! where I live. My name is Katya We are What color is Katya’s dress? What color is her mother’s shirt? What colors are you wearing? 55 Her mother puts Katya on the census, because Katya stays most nights with her. Children should be counted where they sleep most of the time. Some kids sleep at different places, so it may not be clear where they spend most nights. In that case, count that child where they slept on April 1st, 2020. Katya lives with her mother most of the time. But, when her mom works late, Katya stays overnight with her Grandma, or with an aunt. Who should count Katya on the Census? 22 33 11 66 Young and old, we ALL count! where I live . My name is James... We are James’ new baby brother is still in the hospital. Let’s think of a good name for James’ brother!77 This is tricky. There are 3 people where James lives. But now there are 4 people in his family! His mother just had a new baby! But the baby is still in the hospital. Who should be counted? This is a tricky census count! New babies that are still in the hospital are counted with their family. There are 3 people where James lives. But, on the census there are 4 in the household. James, his parents, and his new baby brother are all counted on the same census. Don’t forget! Even tiny babies still in the hospital need to be counted on the census. The census is done every 10 years. If James or his baby brother are not counted, then how will his community know what they will need for the next 10 years? If James is not counted there may not be a seat ready when he starts kindergarten. Childcare programs may not have a spot for his baby brother. There are counted on this census form. 2233 1144Next >