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 is made up of Central American, Mexican and Puerto Rican immigrants. The have limited access to resources. Those who have a vehicle may go to Greater Portland Health or Maine Medical Center. Most do not access service until they are in crisis. They do not frequently access any services because of location and transportation barriers. They receive food and supplies deliveries as well as medical support and accompaniment from Presente.

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: Latinx immigrants with shared history of migration from the homelands in search of economic freedom. Poor, mixed status households. Disconnected from other more concentrated areas of Latinx because of transportation limitations.

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: People are employed in seafood processing, construction, other manual labor, cleaning. Many people do odd jobs, housing painting, any employment to get by. People live in dilapidated housing in downtown Westbrook some with lead paint.

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: Community needs access to good jobs, fair wages, reliable and affordable public transit, access to licenses, healthcare coverage and equitable healthcare treatment, pathway to citizenship. People need more access to social services and culturally relevant supports.