“Since Project STAR came to Parade Gardens, we’ve seen less crime, more people finding jobs, and children playing outside without fear. Parade Gardens has changed for the better,” said Patricia Durrant-Young, community leader and founder of the Inner City Youth Task Force & Job Force Limited and the Parade Gardens Parenting Club.
Durrant-Young shared this testimony during an event held to officially mark NCB Foundation’s $3-million donation to Project STAR at The Atrium in New Kingston. Led by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Project STAR works with communities to design solutions that reduce crime, improve social outcomes, and expand opportunities.