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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.
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.
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.
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.
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