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Demi Lovato is part of a Public Service Announcement shoot encouraging people to take part in the upcoming 2010 US Census. Voto Latino is aimed at the latino community, in particular, to help ensure more accurate results and representation from the census.

“Be Counted, Represent!” Census initiative: Latinos have been historically under-counted by the Census and Voto Latino wants to help ensure that the 2010 Census results in a more accurate picture of the Latino community and America at large. Voto Latino is asking young Latinos to encourage their communities to complete the Census. Voto Latino will give-away a number of Flip Cameras so you can upload you or your family’s pledge to be counted! Pledge to be counted.

Lovato, Rosario Dawson, Wilmer Valderrama, Luis Guzman and Jorge Garcia are part of Voto Latino. The video above is a very short behind the scenes look at the PSA shoot that happened Sunday January 10th.

DoSomething.org is teaming up with the cast of the hit ABC Family channel show The Secret Life of the American Teenager to battle against hunger. ‘Feed The Need’ is an annual food bank drive to help combat hunger during the roughest winter months ahead. Join Shailene Woodley, India Eisley, Ken Baumann, Francia Raisa, Megan Park and Greg Finley to stock local food pantries.

Last Fall you and DoSomething.org collected 1 Million Pounds of Food. This November, let’s do even more to Feed The Need.

Starting November 1st, middle and high schools, sports teams, Do Something Clubs, church groups and teens nationwide will lead food drives to help fight hunger and bring hope to communities in need.

Organize a food drive in your community! Submit your drive by December 15 to help us reach our goal of 1 Million lbs of food collected by teens. You could win a pizza party sponsored by DS and a $1000 donation to your local food bank!

Make it fun! Hold a Feed the Need challenge between grades or homerooms and see who collects the most.

Got a drive going? Post your info here so others can donate, help or get ideas to start their own food bank drive locally. DoSomething!

Youth Service America is a non-profit group that just got a boost from Disney superstar Miley Cyrus. The organization aims to improve “communities by increasing the number and the diversity of young people, ages 5-25, serving in substantive roles” and Cyrus is a believer. Urging teens, tweens and everyone in between, the ‘Party In The USA’ singer is asking you to get out there and be a part of the solution to the problems in your community. GetURGoodOn is the website that helps you find ways to donate time, organize a fundraiser or find other ways to help out. Go to the website and find out what you can do and win Miley concert tickets for making a contribution.