How Census Data Impacts All Residents of Western Mass

Did you know that Census data directly impacts funding for many crucial
programs in our community? Medicaid, housing vouchers and school
funding to name a few. It also directly impacts major decisions around voting
districts, civil rights laws, and funding for local infrastructure.
Join the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts along with the
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center and the Massachusetts Voter
Table, who will share lessons learned from the 2020 census and what we
need to do to prepare for 2030.

Speakers will include:
• Alexandra Russell,
Progressive
Massachusetts Funders
Collaborative
• Shanique Spalding,
Massachusetts Voter
Table
• Jason Wright,
MassBudget