Project Star working with May Pen residents to address crime and unemployment
RESIDENTS of May Pen, Clarendon, who are plagued by high levels of crime and violence, unemployment, and inadequate infrastructure, are hoping to turn their community around with assistance from Project Star. Sharise Staines-Appleby, community services manager at Project Star, said that work started in May Pen in June with walk-throughs, engagement of residents, and the facilitation of meetings with stakeholders. "We have met with community members to get a directive on what they would like us to focus on; preliminary feedback highlighted high levels of crime and violence, unemployment, poor and inadequate infrastructure are the priority areas for intervention," she said.