Local organizations and community leaders raised awareness of the 2020 Census with a Census Caravan this past Saturday.
The Caravan took place in hard-to-count communities that have low response rates and urged them to get counted. This event was part of the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund’s 2020 Census Week of Action.
The caravan will started at 4 p.m. at the corner of Haley Street and University Avenue and traveled through various communities in east Bakersfield, some with response rates as low as 37.3 percent, compared to Kern’s response rate of 54.1 percent as of Wednesday.
The caravan of cars then traveled to Lamont for another caravan and traveled through the farmworker communities of Woods and Weedpatch.
The goal was inform residents that it’s not too late for families to be counted. Residents can complete their Census forms online, by phone or by mail.