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.

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: To me, my community is marked by lower income earners with a predominantly Hispanic and Black population, perhaps with some percentage of AAPI. As a result, the community feels marginalized. The types of jobs and the welfare allotted in the area point to a general sense of need.

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: When a freak storm struck in 2003, impacted areas did not receive the level of support they needed because no single representative was responsible for the gerrymandered whole. Rain and hail resulted in 100,00 people losing power as homes and schools flooded. I read about the event years later. When I asked community members why it was seldom mentioned, members replied that the neglect the community faced from the government fit a larger pattern, so, why remember? I believe we must expect more.