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: In this community of New Bedford, people gather at Riverside Park. Acushnet Avenue is populated with restaurants, churches, small shops. Ashley Blvd also has Hispanic restaurants, Keila's Place. The area around Achushnet Avenue has various Hispanic restaurants and shops. Particularly the North End area (Acushnet) is easily accessed by walking. Many pedestrians get to places by foot. In this area, Hayden McFadden School has a lot of Spanish-speaking families and hosts community dinners.

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: The area shows evidence of its French and Portuguese past, but is transitioning to more Hispanic immigrants. The area is heavily Catholic, and Portuguese feasts happen annually in this area, but there is a growing number of Hispanic Pentecostal churches. Hispanic immigrants in this area are mostly Central American.

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: Residents of this area are employed by Joseph Abboud, various mills/industrial factories, construction work, and fish processing. Issues of lead paint in old tenement buildings.

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: This area of the City has clusters of people more vulnerability, economically and with immigration status, than in other parts of New Bedford.