The Census determines the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars that NYC urgently needs right now. But, as of July 2, only 53 percent of NYC households have responded to the census so far.

Please see below for some important ways you can volunteer to help improve NYC’s census response.

Make phone calls to remind New Yorkers to fill out their census.

All you need is a phone and a computer. Click the link for your borough below to sign-up. You’ll receive training from the NYC Census Team.

Manhattan, Mondays, 6PM-8PM

Brooklyn, Tuesdays, 1PM-3PM

Staten Island, Tuesdays, 6PM-8PM

Bronx, Wednesdays, 6PM-8PM

Brooklyn, Thursdays, 6PM-8PM  

Queens, Fridays, 2PM-4PM 

Join our Friends and Family outreach plan.

Can you call and/or text 10-20 friends, family members, and neighbors about the census? Hand out a dear neighbor letter in your building or on your block? Click here to sign up. 

Spread the word with WhatsApp, WeChat, and other chat tools.

Do you speak a language other than English? Do you use sharing tools like WhatsApp, WeChat or others to share information with your network? Join one of our messaging app groups to help share information with your network. Click here to sign up.

If you haven’t filled out the census yourself yet, please do so right away! Just go to my2020census.gov to complete your census. You don’t need a code, just enter your address in the form to get started. Don’t wait, do it today!

Thank you for your work during these incredibly challenging times. We need you now more than ever.