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: My community is made up of people whose kids go to schools in north Durham. We meet at Locopops and CocoaCinnamon, and the main and north branch libraries. Most of us use the same two doctors' offices. Pre-pandemic, we gathered around a grassroots community service organization near Guess and I-85.

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: My community is made up of families who came together/brought children into the family in less conventional ways. The women especially have all experienced various kinds of infertility or pregnancy loss. Lots of us have adopted and foster kids in our families. Many of our families are multi-racial.

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: A lot of us are teachers. Most of us are on tight budgets. We live near the Eno and aren't happy about the super-wealthy developments near there.

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: I don't feel like the current voting districts have any real connection to any of the neighborhoods or communities we live in.