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Help us understand Kensington’s information needs. Your answers will guide our reporting — and give you a chance to win $200.
Kensington Voice is launching a neighborhood-wide survey to understand how people in and around Kensington get information — and what information you actually need. We’re a community newsroom based on Kensington Avenue, and this feedback will directly shape our news coverage, storytelling, and community projects.
The survey is voluntary and should take no more than 10 minutes.
👉 Take the survey in English: https://forms.gle/Gx9Rke3uND6hGhoFA
👉 Take the survey in Spanish: https://forms.gle/6Ptfv2dUNGG3Zpv2A
People’s information needs aren’t all the same. Some neighbors want safety updates. Others want information about schools, treatment, jobs, housing, or neighborhood events. We want to understand what you rely on, what you’re missing, and how Kensington Voice can be more useful to you and your family.
Your answers will help us:
To thank you for your time, we’re giving away up to six $200 Visa gift cards. For every 100 completed survey responses, we’ll add another gift card to the drawing.
Our first winner was drawn on Monday, Dec. 15 and has been contacted. Now we're doing a second drawing — take the survey by Monday, Jan. 12 at 3 PM for another chance to win $200!
To enter the drawing, you’ll need to provide contact information at the end of the survey. Your contact info will be kept separate from your survey answers and will not be shared publicly.
You can share this post widely and even borrow the graphics we designed to promote this survey. Click here to download the graphics, like these printable flyers below:
Illustrations by Jillian Bauer-Reese with AI assistance
Have any questions, comments, or concerns about this story? Send an email to editors@kensingtonvoice.com. You can also call or text the editors desk line at (215) 385-3115.
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