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: I work with a consortium of community organizations --NAACP, Agape Multicultural Ecumenical Network, People Helping Others Excel By Example, Gateway Community Assn, Webb Community Center, etc. -- to help meet the needs of the African American community in Garland County, Arkansas.

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 predominately African American, mostly Christian although other ethnicities and faiths are represented. The Pleasant Street Historic District is the largest historically African-American district in Arkansas and has many locations that were included in the Green Books that were used by African American motorists during the 20th Century.

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: I would like to see employment opportunities where there is an opportunity for advancement as well as quality housing for African Americans and the poor. Also, in Districts 1 and 2, there is a lack of grocery stores where people can find affordable healthy foods and fresh produce.

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: There are concerns when it comes to safety and the threat of gun violence. I would like to see crime prevention through restorative justice: drug treatment, deterrence programs, etc .