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 located West of 700 East in between Liberty Park and 400 S in Salt Lake City, UT.

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 made up of a mixed age group and a mixed racial and ethnic group. Many of us have ties with the LDS Church but many of us don't as well.

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: My community is located south of North Salt Lake (a heavily pollutant industrial area). We have a fairly large homeless population and there is a lot of tension between police, community organizers, and community members about the issue. Everyone in my community wants to help individuals experiencing homelessness to get off the street. Individuals experiencing homelessness tend to congregate in our area of town and we do not have enough homeless shelters or resources to adequately care for them all.

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 needs more resources for individuals experiencing homelessness. My community needs more affordable housing and transportation.