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: In this particular COI, PACE Headstart is in this neighborhood. Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church is central to this part of the community. Montes Park and Gomes park are also social gathering spots, along with Dennison Memorial.

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: This community of New Bedford is predominantly Cape Verdean, with more recent immigration in the local public housing. Cape Verdean Creole is a prominent language spoken. Older historic homes are also in this area of the City. This area has Cape Verdean immigrants, some newer and some generational, who came to New Bedford with the whaling industry. Morris Twist Drill was a prominent employer, with the invention of the drill bit in New Bedford.

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: In this community of New Bedford, major employers include home cleaning services, fishing, construction/trade work. There are quite a bit of environmental concerns. Morris Twist Drill site is contaminated. Many of the homes in this area have lead paint, to a higher degree than the rest of the City.

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: It's important to keep this community together, as evident in the cultural and historical bonds of this area.