Township hosts 2010 Census kickoff event

Soon, residents in Cherry Hill and throughout the nation will receive their 2010 U.S. Census forms in the mail. The census is an official count of every resident of the United States, conducted every 10 years as required by the Constitution.

Information collected from the 2010 U.S. Census will become a factor in many government decisions, such as the number of seats New Jersey has in Congress, in addition to how more than $400 billion in federal money is allocated each year to fund infrastructure additions, improvements and services in communities such as Cherry Hill.

Because this process is so vital to so many aspects of our community, Mayor Bernie Platt and Township Council invite you to learn more about the Census process at the 2010 U.S. Census Kick-Off Meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16 in the Carman Tilelli Community Center at Town Hall (820 Mercer Street). Please join Township and U.S. Census Bureau officials as the 2010 Census begins!

 

Temporary jobs available

The federal Census Bureau is currently recruiting for temporary, part-time census takers to go door-to-door from April to July to get census responses from households who did not mail back their forms by April 14.

These short-term jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training, and reimbursement for authorized work-related expenses, such as mileage incurred while conducting census work. Best of all, local census takers can work right here in the Cherry Hill while performing an important service for the community. Apply by calling (866) 861-2010.