Palm Beach County residents were asked:
Please tell us about an important moment in your life that would help someone understand what it’s like living in your neighborhood.
The stories and micro-narratives they submitted (as part of the We Are Here SenseMaker project) are listed below. Click ZOOM IN to learn more about the community member and how they interpreted their submission. NOTE: Some stories were partially transcribed by volunteers who shortened the narratives and referred to the storytellers in the third person (e.g., “her experience was” instead of “my experience was”).
You have probably gotten this story a hundred times already but the 2 shootings that had happened this year. Our young men are dying for no reason. They didn’t get to live their life. This is not good. The community needs to work together to prevent this.
Growing up in Boynton Beach it was tough because segregation was hectic!
Violence different things happening people getting shot and drug deals basically the typical hood
“People may say hurtful things “ growing up a different color doesn’t mean you don’t have different blood
I was an escort for the elite community club. It had a huge impact on me to be connected with the community.
Gunshots in the middle of the day preventing you from leaving your home