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In honor of Father's Day I will be hosting a Family Reconnection & Community Recognition event on June 20, 2020 from 10AM-1PM. We will give away PPE, pass out Census forms, have housing, job access and other community resources present. I will also present 7th CD Fatherhood Awards.
The letter is below and HERE:
June 4, 2020
The Honorable William P. Barr Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Attorney General Barr:
The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of households in Illinois in the week of June 1. This is done in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their physical address. The Census Bureau began hand-delivering census materials on March 15, but suspended all fieldwork for this operation on March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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