Bringing Lessons From Brazil to New Orleans

How can movement-based training help nurture greater confidence, self-awareness, and connection among vulnerable youth? Leaders from Rede Cidadã, based in Brazil, share their holistic youth employability training model with Youth Empowerment Project (New Orleans, LA). IYF’s (Re)Connecting Youth initiative, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has identified Rede Cidadã as offering promising approaches to the challenge of youth disconnection.