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 consist of people who have to drive at least 30 minutes to shop for groceries, clothes and shoes. Most people travel to Milledgeville or other surrounding counties for regular healthcare services. The same is true for social activities such as attending a movie.

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 of predominantly African Americans who practice the baptist faith.

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: Most of the community is living on a fixed income; meaning retirement, social security, or Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Approximately half of the working population drive at least 30 minutes one way out of town to work. We need more jobs in Hancock County.

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 has a water problem in the city of Sparta. The city drinking water has a strong smell of chlorine. Many residents purchase bottled water on a regular basis because the city water upsets people's digestive system. My community need more jobs for people between the ages of 24 and 55 years old.