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.

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: The housing behind 7-11 began being built in 1978 which puts those houses being around 43 years old. 875 children out of the 3739 individuals live in this block group. City of Fernley allocates $456,000 for housing and community development per year which breaks down to $21.23 per resident. Children are living in rundown, old homes, without the proper funding or resources available to provide safe and adequate homes to live in.

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: Hopefully there can be an increase in financial help to provide better homes that are not as run down for the children living in low income households. Perhaps a volunteer community resource group can help ensure that neighborhoods are clean, and house maintenance can be kept up to a safe standard for all of the children residing in the neighborhood.