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: The community for Destined for Greatness is centered around the Pittsburg community in Atlanta Georgia. This community is surrounded by local churches, hands outreach ministries, and Atlanta College and Career Academy at the Dr. Michael S. Maze Campus. Destined for Greatness serves as a non-profit organization developed as a solution to the need for youth empowerment programs. This community provides mentoring programs and the necessary tools to assist the next generation with a place of safety to build character and development goals. This program are is directed toward underserved youth to promote community empowerment, personal and professional development and social independence.

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  - 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 the Pittsburg community in the neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia. It was founded in 1883 as a black working-class suburb alongside the Pegram rail shops. It was named Pittsburgh because the industrial area reminded one of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its famous steel mills. It is now one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city.

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  - 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: My community is impacted by poverty, low education, unemployment, and high crime rates.

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  - 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: My community is one of the least safe low income neighborhoods in Atlanta. My community need better access to health care, better housing, and better resources for education. The Pittsburg community is at risk of gentrification resulting in the reduction of people of color in their own neighborhood. The Atlanta City Council works to ensure safer and cleaner streets, bolster Atlanta’s economy, and institute many community-based programs. Working hand in hand with Atlanta’s mayor and the members of the executive branch, the Council plays a key part in the budget process and financial well being of Atlanta.