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: -churches -community centers -public parks -library -supermarkets -Hair and nail salons -barbershop -community meetings -health centers -schools -YMCA -Boys and Girls Club -Fitness Centers -City Hall -State House -VA services

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: -Variety of cultures -Juneteenth -Malcolm X home historical location -Hibernia Hall -African American History museum -shared history of dealing with slavery -Frederick Douglass West End -The Mather Elementary School-oldest elementary school in the country -MLK attended BU -Correta Scott King lived in Boston -Trotter Institute -Franklin Park -Beacon Hill -Minister Farakan lived in Boston

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: -schools -real estate -retail -BPS school principal -teachers -school department -UPS -Amazon -Fed Ex -Post office -Uber -Lyft-Dorchester has a high level of gas leaks -winter months- concerns around snow removal -restaurant workers/essential workers -Boston is still not at 15 an hour -not enough open spaces/community gardens -more people are homeless -uptick in drug use in the streets

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: --Dorchester has a high level of gas leaks -winter months- concerns around snow removal -restaurant workers/essential workers -Boston is still not at 15 an hour -not enough open spaces/community gardens -more people are homeless -uptick in drug use in the streets -not enough affordable housing -high level of evictions -the AMI and the impact on community of color -not enough solar energy -storm drains get backed up a lot -contaminated waters -fixing the $8 dollars -addressing the wealth gap -our community wants to own homes but the banks does not work with community -lack of enforcement of housing laws -redlining -Black business ownership -making ownership affordable