Abstract
The study explores the social vulnerability of young people living in the Jardim Ângela and Jardim São Luís neighborhoods, located in the southern region of the capital city of São Paulo. A participating survey and conversation with local young people, educators, and social workers highlighted the precariousness of public resources employed in this region. The youth, owing to their strategic social condition, are particularly vulnerable to local problems and react according to their possibilities and available resources. Educational institutions, in turn, have heterogeneous proposals and management policies, lacking better articulation with local counterparts thus limiting their action potential. On the other hand, the formation of solidarity bonds among residents is noted on the network of relations of the local community, which is an important resource for the construction of public policies intended to fight social inequalities in the region.
Keywords:
Youth; Vulnerability; Solidarity