In the last two decades in Argentina and at the regional level, a set of programs aimed at young people with violated rights or at risk of exclusion have emerged, aimed at guaranteeing their integration into the education system and the labor market. Based on the analysis of the Envión Program in the province of Buenos Aires, this article offers reflections on how these social inclusion initiatives can also operate as devices for managing the suffering of poor young women, and on how such management can present ambivalences and tensions between clients and state workers, which invite a careful exploration of the relationships between poor young people, violence, and care. The data presented was produced within the framework of two qualitative investigations focused on the participatory processes orchestrated by Envión between 2013 and 2017.