The Community Roots Project seeks to address the key underlying causes of migration of under-aged Guatemalans through holistic violence prevention approaches. This project is designed to reduce crime and violence levels, and levels of attempted immigration to the US. Centered in community-based interventions, and to empower communities to develop crime and violence prevention plans, and implement those plans through small grants. Lack of employment opportunities, particularly among vulnerable populations such as women and young women, is a key driver of crime, violence and immigration. Given this, Community Roots looks to integrate the private sector into the solution process through a variety of inputs that will lead to greater educational and employment opportunities for vulnerable populations. Community Roots also focuses additionally on secondary prevention strategies that target youth.