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: My community is made of families whose children attend G. Frank Davidson elementary, St. Augustine Church, and Trevor G. Browne High school. The church provides childcare and community events in the summer. My community uses El Oso Park

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 large part of my community is Latinx and many families are mixed-status or undocumented some are black or African American families as well and a minority are white. For many Spanish is their first language and/or they’re bilingual.

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 are employed in industries like construction and retail. A great concern for my community are te rising temperatures especially during the summer and the accompanying rising electric bills.

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 community is concerned for how they will sustain themselves as the local economy recuperates from covid this past year. Many families’ main providers were laid off or lost their job and grocery store prices around us rose significantly which has made life hard. Immigration and the heightened police presence has always been of concern as well because many are undocumented.