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: Health center; Latin Academy concerns about test admissions; community wanted to expand Roxbury health services. People gather at Nubian Square, at shopping centers, libraries, open-public parks and sprinklers, schools, and restaurants. People use public transit and cars to access services.

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: African American, Latinx, mixed age groups, English is predominant language. Many religions; people of different, diverse backgrounds; Black, Latino, Asian, immigrant Europeans; we share history as poor/working people; old and young, documented and undocumented; people with creativity

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: Local bodegas, restaurants, auto-shops, public transit, public safety; city of Boston workers, parks, janitor services; lots of worry about asthma and gun violence

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: Concern over displacement, being priced out of homes. We need more money funding for programs and capital projects. We need better jobs, workfore development, access to fairlending, and targeted public health initiatives.