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 (Newark) is largely made up of Black and Hispanic families; some of whom attend my church are a vital part of my larger community. The common languages spoken within my community are English, Spanish, and Portuguese; and my community is located in the Essex County area. It is bordered on the south by East Orange -- South and East Orange, Irvington, and Bloomfield.Newark is roughly bounded by Raymond Boulevard, Mulberry Hill, and Washington; and is divided into four political parts, or Wards: East, West, and South, and North Ward, and Central Ward.

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.

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.

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 a part of the 28th Congressional District. Some important issues to address in my city are education and healthcare. Our public schools are poorly funded; not to mention the hike in diabetes -- are the two most important conditions.