This view provides initial data to the client, such as available skills and causes

def startup(request):
  """ This view provides initial data to the client, such as available skills and causes """
  with translation.override(translation.get_language_from_request(request)):
    skills = serializers.SkillSerializer(models.Skill.objects.all(), many=True)
    causes = serializers.CauseSerializer(models.Cause.objects.all(), many=True)
    cities = serializers.GoogleAddressCityStateSerializer(models.GoogleAddress.objects.all(), many=True)

    return response.Response({
      "skills": skills.data,
      "causes": causes.data,
      "cities": cities.data
    })