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The Community Violence Prevention (CVP) activity in Jamaica aims to support communities, parents and families to prevent youth violence and develop pathway programs for youth at risk of violence. It i... The Community Violence Prevention (CVP) activity in Jamaica aims to support communities, parents and families to prevent youth violence and develop pathway programs for youth at risk of violence. It intends to achieve this by working with communities and strengthening the ability and authority of targeted families to maintain discipline and reinforce prosocial conduct among their children and supporting desistance programs that will keep youth out of violent and criminal lifestyles. The activity will be implemented in three to five communities where multiple interventions can be clustered, have depth, and be sustained. Communities will be selected from the Jamaican Ministry of National Security’s (MNS) 21 prioritized or ‘hotspot’ communities in the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, St. James, St. Catherine, and Clarendon. Additionally, pursuant to Section 5.5, the Contracting Officer (CO) may designate additional parishes and communities for activity implementation. Sites shall be selected to build on existing programs that can complement new activities and multiply impact. The selected communities will be determined in conjunction with USAID/Jamaica and the MNS.