Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: Much of Chelsea and this region share Latin American culture and history. Shared language and immigration status.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: Much of Chelsea and this region use social services such as food distribution, immigration support, emergency housing support, housing case management, and workforce development services.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: Much of Chelsea and this region have a high percentage of residents that work in the food service and hospitality industries. Many part-time and seasonal employees. Generally low-income community. Many are forced to sublease because they cannot afford rent in now-gentrified neighborhoods. Located next to the airport, the Tobin Bridge, and home to the New England Produce Center and Salt Piles, and houses 100% of Logan Airport's Jetfule, so there are thousands of trucks going in and out of our city each day bringing necessities to the rest of Massachusetts. This all contributes pollution and diesel particulate matter into our air, and affecting our resident's health outcomes.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: The community is united by its need for affordable housing, rent control, increased social services, and increased funding for public infrastructure and education. Community was particularly impacted by community spread of COVID-19. Chelsea has the highest asthma hospitalization rates in the state, and amongst the highest rates of heart disease, stroke, and chronic illness.