Experts generally agree on the importance of holistic, integrated approaches to meeting the needs of the 4.6 million youth in the United States who are not in school, training, or work. Yet practitioners often lack sufficient tools—and a roadmap—for embracing complexity and addressing youth needs for everything from job skills training and emotional support to self-worth and hope for the future.
Read more
During a recent (Re)Connecting Youth exchange visit to the Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans, Fernando Alves, Founder of Rede Cidadã (the Citizen’s Network) in Brazil, shared key insights for engaging employers in the training and hiring of underserved youth.
Read more
On an overcast morning, roughly two-dozen young and older adults file into a large whitewashed room at the municipal homeless shelter in the Barra Funda neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. Here, they are greeted by the sound of Vivaldi’s Spring concerto emanating from two large speakers. As each takes a seat in white plastic chairs arranged in a circle, two young facilitators prepare to model the day’s first activity.
Read more
From July 9 to 12, representatives of the New Orleans-based Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) traveled to Belo Horizonte, Brazil to take part in a learning exchange with staff and beneficiaries of Rede Cidadã (The Citizen’s Network), a nongovernmental organization that has trained and placed more than 60,000 youth in jobs or apprenticeships over 15 years.
Read more
STAY INFORMED
Subscribe for updates on global positive youth development.
Experts generally agree on the importance of holistic, integrated approaches to meeting the needs of the 4.6 million youth in the United States who are not in school, training, or work. Yet practitioners often lack sufficient tools—and a roadmap—for embracing complexity and addressing youth needs for everything from job skills training and emotional support to self-worth and hope for the future.
During a recent (Re)Connecting Youth exchange visit to the Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans, Fernando Alves, Founder of Rede Cidadã (the Citizen’s Network) in Brazil, shared key insights for engaging employers in the training and hiring of underserved youth.
On an overcast morning, roughly two-dozen young and older adults file into a large whitewashed room at the municipal homeless shelter in the Barra Funda neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. Here, they are greeted by the sound of Vivaldi’s Spring concerto emanating from two large speakers. As each takes a seat in white plastic chairs arranged in a circle, two young facilitators prepare to model the day’s first activity.
From July 9 to 12, representatives of the New Orleans-based Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) traveled to Belo Horizonte, Brazil to take part in a learning exchange with staff and beneficiaries of Rede Cidadã (The Citizen’s Network), a nongovernmental organization that has trained and placed more than 60,000 youth in jobs or apprenticeships over 15 years.
