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: 50+% ELL population in public schools, majority of which comes from this region. Many of the community members live and spend time in the parks located here.

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: Growing Mexican, El Salvadoran, Ugandan, and other populations. Black and brown with a sizeable Asian population. Predominantly working class and below the AMI. Large immigrant population. Religious (Christian Catholic) community. Many families with children in the public school system.

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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: Working class, largely in service-based industries (e.g., landscapers, food servers, carpenters, laborers, contractors). Many lost jobs due to COVID.

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: Housing insecurity. Food security is a major issue -- stand in the same food lines. Need ELL support; need more public WiFi/access to the Internet; housing affordability issues, with many paying 50+% of their income for rent. Concerns about access to public transportation: many take public transit, and have had to fight to have food lines accessible to them.