From: Yvonne James-Henderson <hen1@idt.net> FYI - forwarded from another List A representative from the Census Dept of the US Govt. asked me to spread the news to homeschoolers (and/or others) that there are temporary, part time jobs working on the Census 2000. I guess you can look at this as having a direct impact on your congressional representation along with participating in a civic activity. They will be working in the Virginia counties of Fauquier, Prince William, Loudoun, Clarke, Warren, Fairfax and Stafford and in the cities of Fredericksburg and Alexandria. They will be opening an office in Manassas so they will need clerical office people, but I got the impression that there will be other kinds of jobs available too. What is the pay? Census jobs will pay a competitive wage in your area. Also Census workers will be reimbursed for authorized expenses such as mileage. What will I do? Census jobs are all about making sure everyone is counted accurately. Most jobs are in the field, checking addresses and conducting interviews with residents. The ability to speak a foreign language is a plus in some areas. Qualifications are: You are 18 years or older. Persons 16 or 17 can qualify if they have a high school diploma or equivalency and meet state employment conditions. You take a written test of basic skills (in some areas, the test may be taken in Spanish). You agree not to engage in any partisan political activity within 24 hours of performing work. For males 18 and older, you must be registered with selective service. If interested call 1-888-325-7733 (toll free) or (703) 274-2062 After you take the test it takes 2-3 weeks to process applications before they are put in our database. The person who gave me all this information is Beverly Alspaugh from the US Census Dept. Please pass this on to others you feel might be interested in the Northern Virginia area. Thanks and Take care, Yvonne in Burke, VA