Change the lives of underprivileged children when you volunteer with our Youth Outreach Program in Brazil.

In our Youth Outreach Program, you will be working with local youth in a community education center near the favelas (shantytowns) of Rio de Janeiro. The families served by the center are often trapped in a negative cycle of poverty, low education, and unemployment. Volunteers will be working to break that cycle in a variety of ways, including teaching English classes, tutoring students, and helping organize scholastic and recreational activities.

Our Youth Outreach Program also gives you the unique opportunity to be a mentor and role model to the youth of the favelas, encouraging them to seek higher education and productive employment. As a volunteer in Brazil, you will be helping promote the health and education of underprivileged children, as well as giving them individual attention they crave and deserve.

As a volunteer you will be:
Leading youth in sports and other recreational activities
Organizing and teaching English classes
Tutoring kids in English and math
Taking care of children in the nursery
Helping out with meal time
Assisting with a variety of administrative tasks at the     center

Choose from the following volunteer packages: Bronze – volunteer work + hostel stay, including breakfast Silver – volunteer work + home stay, including breakfast and dinner Gold – volunteer work + home stay, including breakfast and dinner, + 20 hours of group Portuguese     lessons per week at Bridge-Linguatec's school in Rio de Janeiro

Project Length:	Project Dates:
Minimum: 2 weeks Maximum: Unlimited	Any Monday of the year The project is closed from December 10 -- February 5.
Project Cost	Cost Includes:
Bronze 2 weeks: US$ 995.00 Bronze extra week: US$ 200.00 Silver 2 weeks: US$ 1,295.00 Silver extra week: US$ 300.00 Gold 2 weeks: US$ 1,495.00 Gold extra week: US$ 500.00	Airport pickup Accommodations Intensive Portuguese classes, depending on volunteer package 1-2 meals per day, depending on volunteer   package Activities Volunteer donation
Schedule:	Accommodations:
Volunteering: A minimum of 6 hours per week. Language Classes: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., M-F. Exact schedule may vary.	Brazilian host family or hostel, depending on volunteer package.