Mes: agosto 2020

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Surge Institute, a national non-profit organization, whose mission is to elevate and invest in leaders of color who create transformative change in urban education, has selected 16 leaders for the 2021 cohort of their signature program, the Surge Fellowship, within their Oakland branch.

Since its expansion to Oakland, the Surge Institute has had the opportunity to work with 37 Black, Latinx, and Asian/Pacific Islander Bay Area-based education and youth-serving leaders, all of whom have since joined Surge’s nationwide alumni network of mission-driven leaders.

The 16 leaders selected for the 2021 Surge Oakland cohort will engage in fellowship and programming that aims to advance emerging diverse talent, empowering them to change the landscape of education with and for their communities by providing them with unique leadership and advocacy skills.

«I’m so proud of our 2021 cohort and all of our applicants this year. Stepping forward during these unsettled times shows their courage and commitment to making sure that they are ready for what comes next. This is a unique moment in history to be starting a fellowship like this one. The 16 Fellows will do the work of understanding the new landscape and the new possibilities that have emerged. They will strengthen their capacity for leadership by engaging and empowering the community to define what’s needed and to drive real change. This is an exciting time for Surge Oakland!» shared Yvonne Rodriguez, Program Director of the Surge Oakland Fellowship.

The following is a list of the 2021 Oakland Surge Fellows:

• Elaina Amos: Instructional Teacher Leader, Oakland Unified School District
• Xavier Buster: Director, Alumni Engagement, Teach For America
• Dana Cilono: Director, CARES for Learning
• Omar Currie: Principal, Education for Change Public Schools
• Denmark Diaz: Men’s Health & Sexual Violence Prevention Educator, San Francisco State University – Health Promotion and Wellness
• Erin Hartfield: Academic Interventionist, Gateway Public Schools
• Lauren Horton: Dean of Culture, Lighthouse Community Public Schools
• Amaya Noguera: Lead of Afro-Latinx Programming, Latino Equity Project
• Adam Quintero: Assistant Principal, Achieve Academy: Education for Change Public Schools
• Mirella Ramirez: Teacher on Special Assignment, Instructional Coach, Oakland Unified School District
• Leslye Salinas: Business Manager, Roses in Concrete Community School
• John Tamrat: College Financial Coach & Partnership Coordinator, Moneythink
• Mary Thomas: Program Manager, School Enrollment, SMART
• Alicia Torres: Education Director, Felton Institute
• Christopher Williams: Assistant Director of Admissions and Outreach Coordinator, Urban School
• Brianna Winn: Director of Alder Bay Teacher Residency at Alder Graduate School of Education, Envision Education

The Surge Fellowship is a best-in-class, spirited experience for emerging leaders of color in education. For this program, the Surge Institute identifies and elevates promising education leaders of color to dream big, focus inward, know the landscape, and make an impact to transform the education ecosystem. Over the course of the fellowship program, Surge Fellows will receive executive skill training, a space for connection and community building, and the tools needed to facilitate transformative change within institutions and organizations serving youth and communities of color.

Traditionally, the Surge Fellowship has transpired through monthly in-person sessions held at Bay Area-based organization venues focused on generating social impact for the surrounding communities, such as Girls Inc. of Alameda County and the Charles Porter Golden Gate Recreation Center. Due to COVID-19, all sessions will be held virtually to ensure the safety of the Surge community, but these gatherings will remain sacred community spaces for building critical leadership skills, collective and personal healing, and galvanizing the transformative changes in education that Oakland and Bay Area youth and families of color deserve. After completion of the program, graduating fellows become part of an elite and growing nationwide network of Surge Alumni.

The Surge Fellowship began in Chicago in 2015, with the goal of expanding diversity in the education leadership pipeline, and over the past 5 years, this movement has extended its reach far and wide, activating, elevating, and connecting mission-driven education and youth-serving leaders of color across the nation. 2021 Surge Oakland Fellow Adam Quintero explains what this experience will mean for them.

«The Surge Fellowship is not a typical educational leadership program for many reasons that I admire it for. It is a movement because it empowers leaders of color to rethink and redesign education. Surge does not focus solely on the technical pieces of being a school leader; it puts a tremendous emphasis on mindset and equity. Its mission is to change the face of leadership in urban education, and I am eager to learn how to do that. It excites me that 87% of Surge Alumni report changing policies practices and/or creating system-level change, as I do not just want to live in theory. Especially now in a time where we can disconnect from brick and mortar and take a step back to truly reflect on systems that exist and maintain the status quo at schools, I want to be a part of a collective that fosters action. I want to be prepared to dismantle systems of oppression that exist in education,» shared Adam Quintero, Assistant Principal, Achieve Academy: Education for Change Public Schools.

Surge’s belief is that the justice-based shifts this community seeks to generate cannot come to fruition through silos; it takes a village. And over the course of the 2021 Oakland Surge Fellowship, the cohort will center each other’s lived experiences and personal talents to realize the multi-generational impact that each fellow envisions. It is through investing in the genius that already exists in our communities and sharing that with the world that Surge Fellows accelerate forward as authentic, heartfelt champions of their work.

About the Surge Institute
The Surge Institute was established in 2014 with a simple but important mission to develop and elevate leaders of color who create transformative change for children, families, and communities. Founded by Carmita Semaan in 2014, the organization’s signature program, the Surge Fellowship, was designed to empower emerging diverse leaders to change the landscape of education by providing them with a unique, authentic leadership development experience.

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KOHLER, Wis., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — All KOHLER KD Series large diesel industrial generators above 2000 kW, in addition to exceeding all necessary EPA standards, now conform to stringent limits on nitrogen oxides (NOx) enforced within certain air quality non-attainment zones. The most recent KOHLER units to meet the air quality requirements include the KD2000, KD2250 and KD2500 generator sets.

The company was able to meet this requirement without utilizing any exhaust after treatment or impacting overall generator performance by utilizing the KD Series’ technologically advanced engine and fuel system. The highly regarded generator lineup has been well received in targeted industrial segments around the world, including datacenters, hospitals, water-treatment facilities, and more.

«This is an important advancement for our KD Series generators above 2000 kW because they’re now an EPA-approved option for non-attainment zones, like Northern Virginia, that have both a very heavy concentration of datacenters and very strict limits on NOx emissions,» said Brad Meissner, product manager for KOHLER industrial generators. «The highly efficient KD Series generators have always met EPA Tier II standards, but with the new modification, they’re able to meet the Not to Exceed Limit for NOx established by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ). This development positions our KD Series as an appealing new solution for a rapidly-expanding base of customers with unique emissions considerations in Northern Virginia as well as many other regions nationwide.»

When engineering the KD Series for reduced NOx emissions, KOHLER factored in the possible variation in results which may occur when testing the generators at an end customer’s site. This was initiated to deliver additional peace-of-mind to owners and operators and help minimize any last-minute certification issues following installation.

For additional details about the KOHLER KD Series, please visit KohlerPower.com.

A global force in power solutions since 1920, KOHLER manufactures complete power systems, including generators (portable, marine, residential, commercial and industrial), automatic transfer switches, switchgear, monitoring controls, and accessories for emergency, prime power and energy-management applications all around the world. The company is committed to reliable, leading edge power-generation products as well as comprehensive after-sale support.

About Kohler Co.
Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Kohler, Wis., Kohler Co. is one of America’s oldest and largest privately held companies. With more than 50 manufacturing locations worldwide, Kohler is a global leader in the manufacture of engines and power systems; kitchen and bath products; and owner/operator of two of the world’s finest five-star hospitality and golf resort destinations in Kohler and St Andrews, Scotland. For more details, please visit kohler.com.

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CRANBURY, N.J., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has accredited AONN+ Foundation for Learning under ISO/IEC 17024, Conformity assessment – General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons.

AONN+ Foundation for Learning, Inc., based in Cranbury, NJ, has achieved national accreditation to offer the only national certification to Oncology Nurse Navigator-Certified Generalist (ONN-CG^SM) and the Oncology Patient Navigator-Certified Generalist (OPN-CG^SM). The certifications are important in order to ensure that clinical nurse and patient navigators have the knowledge to competently demonstrate effective navigation services across the cancer care continuum within their scope of practice. More information on AONN+ Foundation for Learning’s accreditation can be found on the ANAB Accreditation Directory. «Earning ANAB accreditation is a major undertaking and we are incredibly proud of AONN+ Foundations for Learning for this accomplishment,» said ANAB Senior Director, Credentialing Accreditation Programs, Dr. Vijay Krishna.  «No other accreditation process demands the degree of psychometric rigor, organizational structure that supports independence/impartiality, and quality management system that is required for accreditation under ISO/IEC 17024.»

«The vision of our co-founder, Lillie Shockney, direction from the AONN+ Leadership, combined with on-going requests for specialty certification from our membership, has made accreditation from ANSI/ANAB a top priority for AONN+,» said Danelle Johnston, Chief Nursing Officer, AONN+. She went on to say that «The ability to offer both oncology nurse and patient navigation nationally accredited certifications allows AONN+ and the navigation community as a whole further credibility among industry organizations, institutional leadership, peers, and patients as an integral member of the multidisciplinary oncology team.»  

«It took a tremendous amount of work, effort, time and resources to achieve accreditation,» said Lillie Shockney, Co-Founder, AONN+. «Achieving the ability to offer our nationally accredited certification programs adds further confirmation that those professionals specializing in the field of oncology navigation have the training, skill sets, ongoing education, and commitment it takes to provide quality cancer navigation and care.»

Johnston added, «When a patient is receiving navigation support from an AONN+-accredited nurse or patient navigator, the patient may immediately feel more confident that they are in the best of hands for patient education, support, coordination of care, and identification and removal of barriers to care.»

The establishment of baseline competencies for oncology navigators, centered on their roles, responsibilities, educational level of knowledge, and evidence-based best practices, will help to ensure consistent delivery of optimized patient care across the care continuum. AONN+ Foundation for Learning certification will provide specific credentials to enhance professional credibility, marketability, and opportunities for career advancement.

ANAB accreditation is a symbol of excellence, recognized worldwide by employers, industry leaders, hiring managers, and credential holders. ANAB’s personnel certification accreditation program based on ISO/IEC 17024 was launched in 2003. More than 5.2 million people worldwide hold a certification from an ANAB-accredited organization. For more information, visit https://anab.ansi.org/credentialing/personnel-certification.

About ANAB
The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is the largest multi-disciplinary ISO/IEC 17011 accreditation body in North America, with comprehensive signatory status across the multilateral recognition arrangements of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Accreditation Forum (IAF). The ANAB accreditation portfolio includes management systems certification bodies, calibration and testing labs, product certification bodies, personnel credentialing organizations, forensic test and calibration service providers, inspection bodies, police crime units, greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies, reference material producers, and proficiency test providers.

ANAB is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment system and strengthening its impact, both domestically and internationally.

About ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and the American quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations.

The Institute represents and serves the diverse interests of more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million professionals worldwide. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). For more information, visit www.ansi.org.

About AONN+ Foundation for Learning, Inc
AONN+ Foundation for Learning, Inc created these professional certifications in response to the increasing demands of its membership to design  a specific type of certification to distinguish the knowledge, skills, and role, of an Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN-CG^SM) and the Oncology Patient Navigator (OPN-CG^SM) from that of other types of nursing certifications provided by other organizations. Hence, the AONN+ FFL, Inc Certification Advisory Commission was born. Made up of experienced leaders within the field of navigation, the AONN+ FFL, Inc Certification Advisory Commission developed the educational criteria for the certification exams. 

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267-884-6328
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CAPNA® Systems, a pioneer in ethanol extraction equipment, announced that it has completed the design and fabrication of a groundbreaking multi-solvent evaporation system capable of separating up to three solvents within a single solution. Named the ARES-ms™ (Alcohol Recovery Evaporator System – multi-solvent), it has a unique ability to separate up to three solvents within a single solution, enabling customers to save time and lower overall processing costs.

The ARES-ms™ has been engineered to precisely separate solvents commonly used in cannabinoid remediation HPLC processes (ethanol, acetone, methanol, water, etc.). Pure solvents allow the user to run a true gradient system within chromatography columns instead of a stepwise method which can be very costly in terms of labor and materials.

The ARES-ms innovative design produces ultra-pure recovered solvents which aid chromatographic unpredictable process stability while protecting cycle runs from carryover and cross-contamination. Additionally, the purity of the solvents produced by the ARES-ms™ helps maintain a system’s equilibrium state and decreases cycle times. Simply stated, this system will increase efficiency while decreasing total operation costs. 

The extraction industry is currently facing challenges to meet the increasing market demand for THC remediated products. In keeping with CAPNA® Systems’ mission to use scientific solutions to empower the globe, the new ARES-ms™ offers innovative solutions to many of the challenges facing this fast-growing industry as well as any other industry requirements related to solvent separation and/or purification.

«Solvents are one of the largest consumable expenses on any processor’s books. We are addressing that issue and are providing additional money saving solutions,» said Gene Galyuk, co-founder and chief technical officer. «By bringing this innovative product to the market, we continue to advance our leadership position and forward-looking views to deliver what customers need today.»

For more information about ARES-ms™, contact info@capnasystems.com or call 661-263-4329.

CAPNA® Systems is a pioneer in extraction equipment manufacturing and a research facility based in Los Angeles, California. The company’s mission is to empower the globe with advanced scientific solutions and to change the way people live their lives. Every model in the CAPNA® Systems portfolio combines flawless stainless-steel built quality with a patented closed-loop system that delivers an efficiency rate of over 99% with no need for post-processing — making the throughput higher than any other competitor, ethanol or otherwise. For more information, visit www.capnasystems.com.

©2020, CAPNA® is a registered trademark of CAPNA® Fabrication Inc. All rights reserved.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) and the Ohio Brain Injury Program recently announced the results of a three-year study designed to identify the service gaps that prohibit those with traumatic brain injury (TBI) from living in the community. TBI, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), disrupts the normal function of the brain. For this project, 38 individuals, currently living in Ohio nursing facilities and ranging in age from 23 to 78 years, were interviewed from October 2017 to January 2020. The data collected offers insights into the changes that can be made in state support systems to give persons with TBI a meaningful opportunity to move into their communities with supports.

A standard interview protocol was used to gather information from patients with TBI and their family members and caregivers living in 16 facilities in 11 different counties across the state. The majority of interviewees were male, and 17 of the 38 interviewed were younger than 50 years of age. The most common cause of the TBI was a motor vehicle crash, with the second most common reason falls/jumps.

Common themes emerged from the interviews. «Family members reported that the decision to place their loved ones in a nursing home was made out of necessity, as they could not get help handling behaviors like heightened aggression and self-inflicted injuries at home,» said Kristin Hildebrant, Senior Attorney with DRO and the Report’s lead author. «What was striking, however, was that almost every person interviewed knew nothing about Medicaid’s Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), which provide supports for people to live in the community instead of a nursing facility; they had not been given the option to participate in the program.»

Frequently, mental health issues were cited as the reason for nursing facility placement and one barrier identified by caregivers to staying in their communities. Many of the persons with TBI also had multiple mental health diagnoses. Nearly 75 percent were prescribed psychotropic medication. Compounding the problem, there appeared to be a lack of awareness among nursing facility employees about TBI. Most direct-care staff did not know the definition of TBI or how to differentiate it from dementia or stroke.

In addition, many Ohio nursing facilities contacted by DRO reported that they did not have any residents with TBI, even though data reported to the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) suggests that there are many people with TBI living in Ohio nursing facilities. «According to results of the 2019 Long-term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Frequency Report, Ohio has approximately 960 nursing facilities reporting 1,323 patients with an active diagnosis of TBI,» said John Corrigan, Director of the Ohio Brain Injury Program. «Somewhere, there appears to be a disconnect between the number of residents staff recognize as having a TBI and the number being reported to CMS.»

Conclusions and Recommendations
Based on the interviews, several conclusions can be drawn and recommendations made to give individuals with TBI in nursing facilities a meaningful opportunity to move into their communities with supports.

• Individuals with TBI, their families, caregivers, and nursing facility staff need to be better educated about options to support living in their communities, including Medicaid’s HCBS program. It would also appear that the existing HCBS system needs to provide additional services (especially behavioral supports) to support people with TBI.
• The overreliance on medication instead of other services – counseling and therapy – should be evaluated.
• Additional professional development to identify individuals with TBI and ways to improve their care should be provided to all nursing facility staff.

«For those individuals with TBI who are still at home, and struggling to find supports, coordinated prevention efforts should be initiated in order to prevent a nursing facility placement,» noted Kerstin Sjoberg, DRO Executive Director. «Increased services are needed – particularly behavioral health services – in order to provide support to people with TBI.»

To access the full report, click here.

About Disability Rights Ohio
Disability Rights Ohio is a non-profit corporation with a mission to advocate for the human, civil and legal rights of people with disabilities in Ohio. Since October 2012, Disability Rights Ohio has served as Ohio’s Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system and Client Assistance Program (CAP). It is governed by a Board of Directors, primarily consisting of people with disabilities and family members of people with disabilities. http://www.disabilityrightsohio.org

About the Ohio Brain Injury Program
The Ohio Brain Injury Program was created by the Ohio General Assembly in 1990 to improve the lives of Ohioans living with brain injury. The Brain Injury Program recognizes brain injury as a major public health problem that contributes to preventable loss of life and disability. The Program seeks to assure that individuals with brain injury and their families have access to relevant information, quality healthcare and an effective system of services and supports.

SOURCE Disability Rights Ohio

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The paradigm of commander’s intent is used in the military to help troops independently overcome challenges and complete their mission by ensuring they understand both the intent and risk parameters of the task. It has become increasingly relevant in the corporate world, as leaders seek to break free of micromanagement and provide their teams with the tools and guidance they need to reach successful outcomes. Former Apache Attack Helicopter pilot, corporate executive, and organizational growth specialist Ken Thompson will explore six crucial elements that can help maximize the potential of this technique during a live-streamed video event, «Commander’s Intent: Empowering Leadership, from an Apache Attack Helicopter Cockpit to Corporate America.»

«Commanders Intent» will be streamed at http://www.youtube.com/huntsmanschool at 12:30 p.m. EST on Friday, Aug. 7, as part of Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Power Up Series. The presentation is geared to leaders, as well as to university students who can use the principles of commander’s intent to ensure they have the guidance and resources they need to excel in their careers.

Thompson will discuss ways he’s used commander’s intent to help his teams realize positive outcomes, both during his service as a Commander in the U.S. Army, a COO and board member, company president, and a principal consultant for F500 companies.

«The concept of commander’s intent may have originated in the military, but I’ve seen it applied in the corporate world with tremendous success,» he said. «When employees are given the tools and parameters to independently achieve objectives, it helps develop both their confidence and their critical thinking skills. The result is both a stronger team and a culture that rewards initiative and drive.»

Thompson’s leadership roles have ranged from the Department of Defense, logistics and supply chain, and the fashion and apparel industry. He currently serves as principal of AlignOrg Solutions, where he has led strategic design initiatives with companies such as Medtronic, Danaher, FedEx, AlignTech (Invisalign), and Adobe.

AlignOrg Solutions specializes in helping clients clarify strategy, optimize their organization designs, and align organization systems to lead transformational change and drive growth and marketplace success. Learn more at http://www.alignorg.com.

SOURCE AlignOrg Solutions

CHICAGO, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Elks National Foundation is proud to announce the start of the 2021 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. The Most Valuable Student scholarship is available to high school seniors who are United States citizens. Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks. Applicants are judged on academics, leadership, service and financial need.

The application is completed online and must be submitted by the November 15, 2020, deadline. The 500 national winners will be announced in April 2021, after the top 20 finalists participate in the Leadership Weekend and interview for the top awards.

This year, the ENF is investing $4.2 million in college scholarships. We’ve invested wisely. MVS scholars—all of whom demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and a commitment to service—are graduating from college at a rate of 90 percent, 30 percent higher than the national average.

The ENF will award 20 top scholarships ranging from $20,000 to $50,000. The remaining 480 runners-up will receive $4,000 scholarships. Since 1931, the ENF has awarded life-changing scholarships to thousands of students like Santiago Alvillar of California, last year’s top winner. The first of his family to receive a formal education, academics became an outlet for Alvillar, and he used his studies to dream of a future that includes greater opportunities for those he cares about.

«[The scholarship] is helping me make strides within my family and future generations that really are indescribable,» Alvillar says. «This award acts as a representation of being able to conquer terrifying circumstances to my younger family members, to the students in similar situations, and to anyone who thinks goals become impossible if faced with extraneous circumstances. It’s helped me create a ripple effect, and I’m sure it’s going to have a positive impact not only in my family, but in my community.»

Alvillar will make his dreams a reality this fall when he attends Stanford University to study engineering and physics, with a specialty in energy alternatives.

Applications for the 2021 contest are available on the Elks National Foundation’s website. For complete Most Valuable Student scholarship contest details including the application, visit elks.org/scholars or enf.elks.org/MVS.

Contact: Elks National Foundation
Christine Robinson | Communications Manager
2750 N. Lakeview Ave. | Chicago, IL 60614-2256
773/755-4860 | ChristineR@elks.org

Helping Elks Build Stronger Communities

With more than 750,000 members and nearly 1,900 Lodges nationwide, Elks are providing charitable services that help build stronger communities across the United States. The Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, helps Elks build stronger communities through programs that support youth, serve veterans and meet needs in areas where Elks live and work. To learn more, visit elks.org/enf.

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SOURCE Elks National Foundation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Around 450 philanthropic organizations, alarmed by the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to «drastically cut short» 2020 census operations amid a surging coronavirus pandemic, urged the U.S. Census Bureau not to rush the significant enumeration and data processing that remain unfinished.

«Rushing the census…would hurt a diverse range of rural and urban communities, leaving them underrepresented locally and in Congress and cutting their fair share of federal funding for Medicaid, economic development, child care, schools, road and public transit improvements, home heating assistance for senior citizens, and many more vital services,» read a letter the philanthropies made public today.

The letter reflects an unprecedented consensus among national, state and local grantmakers and philanthropic institutions that have given a total of more than $100 million to help ensure an accurate census.

The Administration is planning to end door-to-door census enumeration and self response operations Sept. 30, a full month earlier than it announced when it modified the 2020 census timeline as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States. The philanthropic leaders that signed the letter share the belief that the additional month is needed to complete the count; nearly four in ten households were still yet to be counted as August began.

«The bottom line is that shortening the census in the face of national public health and economic crises will result in inaccurate data, distorting the true picture of America for the next decade,» said Gary D. Bass, executive director of the Bauman Foundation and chair of a national philanthropic collaborative to promote a fair and accurate census. «An inaccurate census is not an inevitable outcome. This letter is a nonpartisan plea to the Administration to fulfill its constitutional requirement to count every person in America.»

«State and local funders have supported the 2020 census with a focus on historically undercounted communities, including people of color, low-income and immigrant families, and young children,» said Jocelyn Bissonnette, director of the Funders Census Initiative, which supports funders in their get out the count efforts. «Philanthropy has raised its voice at this critical moment because communities deserve to be fairly and accurately counted, resourced, and represented.»

The full text of the letter and list of signatories, including the Annie E. Casey Foundation, can be found at https://funderscommittee.org/resource/letter-funder-letter-to-commerce-secretary/.

Contact: Gary Bass, The Bauman Foundation, 202/328-2040, gbass@baumanfoundation.org

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SOURCE The Annie E. Casey Foundation