WE COUNT Steering Committee Vision:

nce upon a time there was a town called Salina, KS that had a population of 46,140 but had a dream to have a population of more than 50,000 citizens.

So they organized an effort to connect with all available resources to reach a multi-faceted community in order to contact citizens, and not only count them as citizens of Salina, but to be more aware of their needs and the resources that would improve their quality of life.

During the process, the city Celebrated its uniqueness, strength and diversity and realized the dream to grow with more business and industry opportunities, as well as establishing new relationships and networks within a broader range of people whereby decisions are made differently.

WE COUNT

The Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas (DVACK) is proud to be a community partner for the 2010 Census.

Why WE COUNT

An accurate 2010 population count is critical. This project requires a pre-planning strategy that rallies the citizens of Salina around the 2010 Census Initiative. This strategy will educate the Salina community regarding direct and indirect Census count benefits, provide both general and strategic outreach efforts to enhance overall Census participation, and establish a framework of best practices to be applied to future Census population counts and estimates. In short, everyone in Salina is of value. Everyone is important and worth counting. Yes, I COUNT, YOU COUNT, WE COUNT!