Barber Training and Tools

JEAME’s barber training program provides released juvenile offenders with job skills to earn an income without returning to illegal activity. Your gift will provide training and barber tools for a teen making a fresh start.

Ministry Partner: JEAME

Location: São Paulo, Brazil

JEAME (an acronym for Jesus Loves Minors) conducts evangelistic services in 11 juvenile detention centers in Sāo Paulo, Brazil, reaching 1400 teenagers each week. JEAME is located a couple of blocks from a drug-infested area of Sāo Paulo named “Cracolândia” (roughly “crack town”). JEAME conducts regular street evangelistic efforts and prayer walks through Cracolândia. Follow-ups from these efforts include both Christian discipleship and vocational training.