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15 <br /> Todd McGee said the Census Bureau is translating the information to 12 languages, <br /> and in addition, the Family Success Alliance (FSA) has identified three additional languages <br /> that are more common in Orange County than some of the languages on the Census Bureau's <br /> list: <br /> Burmese <br /> Karen <br /> Kinyarwanda <br /> Todd McGee said staff will work with the FSA to translate some of the Census materials <br /> into these languages as well. <br /> Group Quarters Enumeration (GQE) <br /> • Group homes <br /> • Nursing facilities/skilled nursing facilities (nursing homes) <br /> • Residential treatment facilities <br /> • College/university or seminary student housing <br /> • Religious group living quarters <br /> • Correctional facilities <br /> • In-patient hospice facilities <br /> • Hospitals <br /> • Workers' group living quarters <br /> • Job Corps centers or vocational training facilities <br /> The Bureau uses multiple approaches to try to get an accurate enumeration of people living in <br /> group quarters including: <br /> Electronic Response Data Transfer (eResponse) <br /> • In-person Interview <br /> • Drop Off/Pick Up of Questionnaire <br /> • Paper Response Data Collection <br /> Mayor Hemminger said she spoke with the University of North Carolina (UNC) <br /> yesterday, and the University is ready to spread the message to all UNC students, and explain <br /> the differential. She said UNC is just waiting to get information from the boards, and is happy to <br /> broadcast it widely. <br /> Todd McGee said staff is working on this currently, and UNC is part of the complete <br /> count committee. <br /> Outreach strategies <br /> • Census Captains <br /> • PSAs <br /> • Interviews <br /> • April 1 kickoff events <br /> • Public speaking <br /> Todd McGee asked if each elected official in attendance would be a census captain, <br /> and to put the census information on personal social media feeds. <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHHCS) Board Chair Joal Broun said the two school <br /> systems are working together, and Cedar Ridge High School's video group is making a video <br /> emphasizing child nutrition, which will be another PSA. <br />