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 is bordered by Newark to the east, Orange to the west, and Highway 280 to the north. East Orange is near Branch Brook Park, and is in close proximity to Eagle Rock Reservation. My community includes East Orange Campus High School, East Orange STEM Academy, Sojourner Truth Middle School, and Main Street in Orange, New Jersey.We only have one Whole Foods in our area, which is expensive and creates a financial barrier to healthy foods.

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: My community is largely made up of African American families, families who just continue building. Many are enrolled in the public school system. Many of the families who live in East Orange are unable to afford to send their children to private schools due to economic barriers, so they enroll their children into free public schools.

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  - 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: My community is a lot like Newark, another urban community in the area that has gun violence and limited access to healthy food places. On the other hand, we see places like Millburn and West Orange, Verona, and other communities that do not face similar problems.

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 split between the 10th and the 11th Congressional Districts, and is in the 34th Legislative District.Gun violence and access to healthy foods in East Orange are important issues to us. We see gun violence happening on a daily basis. Every day, we hear about shots-fired incidents, and there are no arrests being made -- only open investigations. We would like the County officials and government officials to collaborate to effectively decrease gun violence, and provide resources directly into the community to combat gun violence.