BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The County’s Complete Count Hard to Enumerate Subcommittee will focus its next meeting on discussing ways that Broward’s older adults can be reached to ensure they are counted in the 2020 Census. The meeting will take place on September 25th at Meals on Wheels South Florida, 451 N. State Road 7 in Plantation, starting at 3PM.
If you are a part of an organization or group that is involved in serving or supporting older adults in Broward County, join us on September 25th. Conducting the census is a massive undertaking and we need your help to ensure everyone is counted.
"This month's Committee meeting will provide professionals that serve older adults in Broward County with important information on why getting a complete count in the 2020 Census is vital to programs that serve this population. A panel of professional experts will begin the discussion on potential challenges as well as strategies for getting every older Browardian counted in the 2020 Census. The group will discuss how all agencies that serve and care for older adults can work together to help their clients overcome potential barriers to completing the 2020 Census," Said Mark Adler, MPH, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels South Florida and Co-Chair of the Hard to Enumerate Subcommittee.
The panelists for the meeting will include:
- Mark Adler, MPH, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels South Florida
- Charlotte Mather-Taylor, Executive Director, Aging and Disability Resource Center of Broward
- Gail Weisberg, Executive Director, Daniel D. Cantor Senior Center
- Diane Smith, Senior Director of SofiaCare, South Florida Institute on Aging
- Katianna Mazard, Esq., Project Director of Senior Citizens Law Project, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc.
- Margaret Brown, Regional Executive Director, Center for Hearing and Communication - Florida, Commissioner, City of Weston
- Joy Siegel, EdD, Manager, Member Outreach and Retention, AvMed
Census data is used to allocate more than $675 billion in federal funding to states and localities across the country, as well as determine the distribution of representation in Congress. This is extremely important for our democracy and community. Historically, older adults have been undercounted and this impacts the allocation of federal funding for the many programs designed to aid this segment of our population.
Every Broward County resident must be counted and should ensure their family members, are counted too. According to the 2018 study “The Silver Tsunami: Is Broward Ready?”, in the next 20 years Broward will be home to a record number of elderly residents. The study also noted that Broward has Florida’s fastest growing population of people over 85. Help us ensure they are all counted.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development
The mission of this office is to enhance Broward County's economy with value-added job creation, business expansion and retention, small business growth, business development, international trade development, export readiness and entrepreneurial training and development. Services are delivered through partnerships with state, local and private sector organizations. Broward County promotes equal access to procurement opportunities for small business enterprises in local and federal small business programs, and helps position small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs to grow their businesses beyond Broward. Call 954-357-6400 for more information or visit Broward.org/EconDev.
DATE: September 20, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT: Maribel Feliciano, Assistant Director, Office of Economic and Small Business Development
PHONE: 954-357-6400
EMAIL: mfeliciano@broward.org