A Tradition of Neighborhoods

The Greater Kansas City area has a proud tradition of neighborhoods and a strong network of homes associations to protect that legacy. Homes Associations of Kansas City (HAKC) is an alliance of 52 homeowners associations. HAKC includes associations on both sides of State Line.

Some people call homes associations the most representative and responsive form of democracy found in America today. Residents of a neighborhood freely elect neighbors to serve on the Board of Directors of the neighborhood. Numerous other owners or residents serve on committees or help with special tasks as they arise. Board members and committee members are volunteer leaders who meet regularly to discuss pertinent details about running their neighborhood. A board meeting at a homes association is comparable to a town council meeting of a municipality.

Professionals at HAKC assist the unpaid volunteers that comprise homes association boards. HAKC is a not-for-profit entity that was created in 1944 to handle the full-time accounting and administrative requirements of member homes associations.

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Census Safety Tips

THE CENSUS will be mailed to 134 million households on March 1. The form has 10 questions about your age, date of birth, race and whether you rent or own a home. It does not ask for your social security number or information about your taxes and income. If you do not return a completed Census Form by April 1, it is likely that a Census Taker will either call you or come to your door to obtain the information.

BE CAUTIOUS AND USE THE FOLLOWING SAFETY TIPS:

1. The Census does not ask for your Social Security Number – do not give that information out to anyone claiming to be with the Census Bureau.
2. Never invite a Census Taker into your home.
3. All Census Takers carry official government badges marked with just their name, a Department of Commerce watermark, and an expiration date.
4. The Census Worker is supposed to provide you with a letter from the Census Director on official letterhead.
5. The Census Bureau will not contact you via email.
6. Do not click on any websites that pop up disguised as a census survey.

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The Census Bureau does not solicit information over the internet.
7. The Census does not ask for credit card or bank account information.

Visit the U.S. Census website at http://www.2010.census.gov/ or call the U.S. Census Telephone Questionnaire Assistance Center at 1-866-872-6868 for additional information.