Project STAR empowers residents through monthly community hub

Job placements, bank accounts, and government support — all in one place. That’s what residents of East downtown Kingston found at the Project STAR Community Hub recently, where opportunity met accessibility in a show of partnership between the public and private sectors. The monthly initiative, an initiative coming out of the community-led transformation action plan supported by Project STAR, continues to bridge the gap between underserved communities and essential services.

Project STAR empowers residents through monthly community hub

Project STAR
In the news

Take a look at what’s been happening with the project.

View All News Stories

Project STAR boosts business know-how in May Pen

Micro-entrepreneurs in May Pen are stepping into a new phase of business growth, thanks to a series of targeted interventions led by Project STAR. Following a needs assessment conducted in April, which revealed significant gaps in marketing, record-keeping, and supplier access, the Project STAR Entrepreneurship Team hosted a transformative Business Model Canvas (BMC) workshop in June.

Rose Gardens community cultivates unity through Labour Day vegetable garden project

In Rose Gardens, a community located in Central Kingston, a vibrant inter-generational initiative came to life on Labour Day (May 23), as Project STAR joined hands with members of the community to plant a vegetable garden.

Project STAR shows the way forward

This newspaper feels compelled to enthusiastically applaud a “community hub” initiative, organised monthly by the private sector-led Project STAR which supports some of Jamaica’s most impoverished neighbourhoods. A story in this newspaper this week relates how the latest such session in downtown Kingston involved collaboration between PATH and National Commercial Bank (NCB) in assisting locals to be registered on the spot for welfare benefits and banking services.

GET INVOLVED IN THE TRANSFORMATION!

Join our Movement