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 about small businesses that provide a sense of community, those that enjoy the Atlanta Beltline and town centers (Little Five Points or East Atlanta Village that support the local businesses and neighborhood festivals (also mostly supported by the small local businesses

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: We are a collection of historical communities, from Cabbagetown founded by poor German immigrants that came to work the cotton mill establishes after the Civil War or Reynoldstown established from the freed slaves of the Reynolds Plantation, who came to our neighborhood after the civil war to build the Beltline that allowed for the industrialization of Atlanta. We are working class neighborhoods blended from varied backgrounds connected by the Atlanta Beltline.

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: We are a collection of working neighborhoods of varied backgrounds connected by the Beltline supporting many sectors of the Atlanta employment.

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 support for our :mom & pop" businesses who had very little support during the pandemic, but are essential in defining the culture of East Atlanta.