COVID-19 RESOURCE FOLDER
Our office has assembled a comprehensive list of resources for those who have been impacted by COVID-19. These resources include information for small business, unemployment assistance, health and safety measures, and more.
We have a dedicated tab on our website with these resources along with an online folder, including information at the local and state level. Bookmark this folder — Team McMorrow updates it on a daily basis:
If you do not see an answer for your question, please reach out to us at SenMMcMorrow@senate.michigan.gov and our team will work to assist you.
CENSUS 2020 – BE COUNTED!
Today is Census Day! Be counted! It is absolutely critical that everyone fills out the Census questionnaire. Why? Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into states and communities each year. These programs include Medicaid, nutrition assistance, highway construction and planning, Title I and Special Education Grants, Foster Care and Child Care Grants, K-12 education, Section 8 vouchers, and so much more.
YOUR HELP MATTERS: With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, many of the efforts to educate residents on the Census are being reconsidered or cancelled, including public town halls. Additionally, many of the residents who are most likely to be undercounted may be hesitant to answer their door if a Census worker attempts to contact them. That’s why we need you to join us to help us spread the word about the Census. Talk to your family, neighbors, and friends, and help us ensure everyone is counted this year.
If you are interested in volunteering or getting involved with the 2020 Census, you can find more information online at Michigan.gov/Census2020.
Important 2020 Census Dates
- January 21: The Census Bureau started counting the population in remote Alaska. The count officially began in the rural Alaskan village of Toksook Bay.
- March 12-20: Households received official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail.
- April 1: Census Day is observed nationwide. By this date, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. Once the invitation arrives, you should respond for your home in one of three ways: online, by phone, or by mail. When you respond to the census, you’ll tell the Census Bureau where you live as of April 1, 2020.
- April 29 – May 1: The Census Bureau will count people who are experiencing homelessness over these three days. As part of this process, the Census Bureau counts people in shelters, at soup kitchens and mobile food vans, on the streets, and at non sheltered, outdoor locations such as tent encampments.
- April 16 – June 19: Census takers will work with administrators at colleges, senior centers, prisons, and other facilities that house large groups of people to make sure everyone is counted.
- May 27 – August 14: Census takers will interview homes that haven’t responded to the 2020 Census to help make sure everyone is counted.
- December: The Census Bureau will deliver apportionment counts to the President and Congress as required by law.
2021
- March 31: By this date, the Census Bureau will send redistricting counts to the states. This information is used to redraw legislative districts based on population changes.