Census information center

The Census Information Center program is an integral part of the U.S. Census Bureau's data dissemination network.

History

The Census Information Center (CIC) Program was started in 1988 to improve access to census data by minority groups and economically disadvantaged segments of the population, who have been traditionally undercounted in censuses and surveys. The original five participating organizations were: The National Urban League, The National Council of La Raza, the William C. Velasquez Institute, the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the Americans for Indian Opportunity (replaced by the Native America Public Telecommunications). For more than a decade, from 1988 to April 2000, the CIC program did not grow beyond the original 5 organizations and languished due to a lack of funding and support.

In April 2000, the Census Bureau renewed its commitment to close the minority and economic gap in data access by expanding the CIC Program to include 54 additional organizations representing under-served communities, bringing the number of Program participants to 59 organizations. Funding was made available for training, data products, postage and staff to ensure the success of the Program. Between 2000 and 2005 15 organizations left the program for various reasons.

In September 2006, the Census Bureau admitted an additional 13 organizations to bring the program strength back up, to 2000 level, in an open and competitive process.

Current Participants

Arab American Institute

Asian American Federation of New York
Asian American Studies Center/National CAPACD, University of California, Los Angeles
Asian American Studies Program, University of Maryland

Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum

Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California

ASIAN, Inc.

Bayamon Central University

California Indian Manpower Consortium

Capital Area Council of Governments
Center for Applied Research, Norfolk State University

Center for Border Health Research
Center for Business and Economic Research, Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Center on Pacific Studies Interwork Institute, San Diego State University

Child Welfare League of America

Children's Defense Fund

Chinese American Voters Education Committee

Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

Dillard University
Dubois Bunche Center for Public Policy, Medgar Evers College - City University of New York

First Alaskans Institute

Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

Goodwill Industries International, Inc.

Howard University
Indian Affairs Department, State of New Mexico
Instituto de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Inter-University Program for Latino Research, Notre Dame University

Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies

Korean American Coalition

Latin American Chamber of Commerce

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

LeMoyne-Owen College

Meharry Medical College

Metro Chicago Information Center
Mississippi Urban Research Center, Jackson State University

NAACP

National Asian Pacific Center on Aging

National Congress of American Indians

National Congress of Vietnamese Americans

National Council of La Raza

National Institute for Latino Policy

National Urban League Policy Institute

Neighborhoods Resource Center

Northeast Council of Governments

Organization of Chinese Americans

Papa Ola Lokahi

Piast Institute

Rural Community Assistance Partnerships, Inc.

SER-Jobs for Progress National, Inc.

Sitting Bull College

Special Service for Groups

Spelman College
The Metropolitan Center, Florida International University
The Navajo Nation
The University of Texas-Pan American

United States Hispanic Leadership Institute

Vanderbilt University

William C. Velasquez Institute

External links

* [http://www.census.gov U.S. Census Bureau]
* [http://www.census.gov/clo/www/cic/ Census Information Center Program Homepage]