A diamond in thr "Ruff" (neighborhoods)

The last time we were in class, we discussed communities and what it meant to be in a community! Although I wasnt born in chicago, I have lived in Englewood for the past few years. As a single parent, and a struggling cps teacher, my mom almost had no choice but to move us there. Everything Ive eve heard about Englewood was negative, and it is still that way today! The Numbers say that crime is the highest in my Englewood community! All of this maybe true but the good things that go on in my community almost always go unnoticed! Every summer there are a few stop the violence block partys, donation giveaways for the homless and less fortunate, back to school picnics and block parties, and back to school neighborhood parades. A community is defined as a group of people with common intrest! Although I hated my neighborhood in the beginning, I wouldnt change moving there because they have taught me some things about unity! People percieve and judge "us" without fully knowing anything about us! Although i dont live in that neighboorhood any more, I remain active! We are a partnership who stands together for our neighborhood, we are a community!