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: Namely the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, my service site, has been of service to the greater Bush Mountain Area and the surrounding West Atlanta areas since 1995 providing environmental clean up and justice for the community as well as getting the youth involved into environmental sustainability as POC. The Harnett School is also a big site within the Bush Mountain community as it was the first elementary school to be built inside the community African American children could attend. It first opened its doors in 1935.

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: Bush Mountain like many other neighborhoods was fairly segregated until the 1950s and 60s when white flight started to occur but has been mainly isolated from the rest of Atlanta for some time. It has had problems with getting the resources it needs in order to thrive as a community and has often been known to get basic materials well after the rest of the city does such as paved roads and mailboxes in front of houses.

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: The original Madea's House from the Tyler Perry films of his earlier movies is on the corner of Oakland Dr and Avon Ave and has been the biggest form of tourist attraction. It was sold to someone back in 2019. There's also a place called Gilliam's Garden which is one of very few places in Atlanta where you can get fresh produce as well as learn how to make your own.

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: My neighborhood still needs help within infrastructure and basic survivable necessities, as well as help with environmental sustainability/cleanup.