Community

What is a community? Select 2

• People who live in the same area

• One person

• People who share a common interest or trait

• People who do not know each other or live by each other

TRUE OR FALSE: Everyone is part of a community

• True

• False

Which of these would be considered a community? Select all that apply.

• People who live in Paris, France

• Adults that attend Independence 360

• People whose favorite color is yellow

• People who like anime

Answer explanation

All of these are different types of communities. Sometimes, your community includes people who live in the same area as you but it can also include people who do the same things you do or have some of the same favorites that you have.

Name a community that you are part of.

Do we always like everyone else in our community?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

We do not always like all the other members of our community but that's okay. Everyone does not have to be friends with everyone else for the world to work. What is important, is that we respect the other people in our community regardless of how we feel about them.

Will everyone in a community be exactly alike?

• Yes

• No

Can you be part of more than one community?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Yes! Lots of people identify as being part of more than one community because there are so many different things that make up who we are.

Do you have to be part of a community if you do not want to be?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

It is up to you to pick how you choose to identify. Other people do not get to determine what communities you are a part of if you do not wish to claim those communities. Everyone is different with their own individual experience and world view.

What communities would this person be a part of? Pick all that apply:

Trisha is a girl who likes the color purple and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

• People whose favorite color is yellow

• People who live in New York

• People who like the color purple

• People who are boys

What communities would this person be a part of? Pick all that apply:

Robert is a 25 year old from Rockaway, New Jersey who attends a day habilitation program named Independence 360.

• People who are 25

• People named Robert.

• People not named Robert

• People who attend Independence 360