UNITED STATES: Students and teachers from Salesian Institute of Verona win...
(MissionNewswire) Students and teachers from the Salesian Institute of Verona, Italy, are celebrating their recent runner-up win at the prestigious Global Innovation Award which was held in California...
View ArticleMEXICO: Salesian Missions received funding from USAID’s American Schools and...
(MissionNewswire) In 2018, Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, received funding from USAID’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program for its Raising...
View ArticleMEXICO: Salesian missionaries operate three oratories in Ciudad Juárez that...
MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries working in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, operate three oratories that sit on several hectares of land, each in different parts of the city. More than 5,000...
View ArticleMEXICO: Salesian missionaries operate the Brigade of Joy project to bring...
MEXICO (MissionNewswire) In 2012, Salesian missionaries brought joy back to some of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. A decade ago, Ciudad Juárez experienced such a...
View ArticleMEXICO: Rapper Eric Ponce gained support at Salesian oratory that helped him...
MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries arrived in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 28 years ago and built their first oratory, San Juan Bosco, on land that was once a landfill. Years later, the Domingo...
View ArticleMEXICO: Young adults from the US volunteer at the Salesian community in Tijuana
MEXICO (MissionNewswire) A group of young adult volunteers from the United States visited the Salesian community in Tijuana, Mexico, over the Thanksgiving weekend. The volunteers spent their time...
View ArticleMEXICO: Salesian Padre Chava Refectory in Tijuana remains open to serve...
MEXICO (MissionNewswire) The sudden spread of the COVID-19 in Mexico brought an unseen state of emergency to Tijuana. Salesian missionaries are assisting thousands of migrants and people at risk...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Don Bosco Community Center provides 230 meals a day to support...
UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) The Don Bosco Community Center, one of only a few food pantries in the Village of Port Chester, New York, is providing an average of 230 meals a day to support people...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Don Bosco Prep student creates prosthetic hands for Eagle...
UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Preparatory High School (Don Bosco Prep), located in Ramsey, New Jersey, has announced that Aidan Lloyd, a junior at the school, has received his Eagle Scout...
View ArticleNICARAGUA: San Juan Bosco Salesian Institute in Granada turns to online...
NICARAGUA (MissionNewswire) COVID-19 has forced millions of people into isolation and caused a major disruption in educational systems around the globe. San Juan Bosco Salesian Institute in Granada,...
View ArticleMEXICO: Salesian Padre Chava Refectory serves more than 1,200 meals a day to...
MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Tijuana, Mexico, are still responding to the influx of people needing food assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, while already stretched thin...
View ArticleCENTRAL AMERICA: New appeal to help people impacted by hurricanes
Salesian Missions launches new fundraising appeal to help those impacted by hurricanes Eta and Iota (MissionNewswire) In November, Central America was hard hit by two Category 4 hurricanes. Hurricane...
View ArticleMEXICO: Center celebrates 34 years of service at border
Tijuana Salesian Project celebrates 34 years in service to the community MEXICO (MissionNewswire) In March, the Tijuana Salesian Project in Tijuana, Mexico, celebrates 34 years in service to the...
View ArticleNICARAGUA: In-person activities supporting youth begin
St. John Bosco Oratory in Granada resumes activities after closing during the pandemic NICARAGUA (MissionNewswire) The St. John Bosco Oratory in Granada, Nicaragua, has opened and resumed activities....
View ArticleMEXICO: Student earns internship at Tesla
Student from Don Bosco Technological Institute in Saltillo earns internship at Tesla MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Pedro Eduardo Valdés Sierra, a mechatronics engineering student at the Don Bosco...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Program helps meet after-school needs during pandemic
Salesian St. Dominic Savio Parish We Care after-school program hires and trains 26 new staff to help Downey Unified School District UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) The We Care after-school program, run...
View ArticleMEXICO: Youth in 24 Indigenous communities receive Bibles
1,000 Catholic Bibles distributed to 24 Chinantec Indigenous communities thanks to Koch Foundation funding secured by Salesian Missions MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Oaxaca, Mexico,...
View ArticleMEXICO: Programs serve 30,000 migrants and poor youth each month
The Salesian Tijuana Project provides for the needs of 30,000 migrants and poor youth each month MEXICO (MissionNewswire) The Salesian Tijuana Project has been providing services to migrants and poor...
View ArticleMEXICO: Dining room reopens for migrants and other vulnerable people
Salesian Padre Chava Refectory reopens dining room after being closed for 15 months due to the pandemic MEXICO (MissionNewswire) After only serving take-away meals for 15 months, the Salesian Padre...
View ArticleNICARAGUA: Medical care for people with limited resources to improve through...
The University Clinic for Women and Children Santa Rita de Casia will improve medical care for women and children thanks to USAID funding NICARAGUA (MissionNewswire) The University Clinic for Women and...
View ArticleMEXICO: Construction underway for the new Latin American Center for the...
Project will be Mexico’s first comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation center for patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries MEXICO (MissionNewswire) People living with spinal cord injuries will...
View ArticleMEXICO: New course to help students obtain engineering degree
Salesian Institute Carlos Gómez has launched a senior technician university diploma program in industrial maintenance and mechatronics MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian Institute Carlos Gómez, located...
View ArticleNICARAGUA: USAID-funded project to improve medical care for women and...
Santa Rita de Casia Medical Dispensary started providing outpatient care to the general public NICARAGUA (MissionNewswire) The University Clinic for Women and Children Santa Rita de Casia, part of the...
View ArticleMEXICO: Construction continues on new spinal cord treatment center
The project runs from October 2018 through the end of September 2023 MEXICO (MissionNewswire) A new treatment center is being developed for people living with spinal cord injuries thanks to funding...
View ArticleMEXICO: Migrant mothers and children receive services in new center
New Don Bosco Reception Center gives shelter to women with children in Tijuana MEXICO (MissionNewswire) The Don Bosco Reception Center, a new space dedicated to giving shelter to women with children,...
View ArticleGLOBAL: Projects improve care for people with disabilities in Mexico and El...
Funding received from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (USAID/ASHA) program (MissionNewswire) Thanks to funding Salesian Missions, the U.S....
View ArticleNICARAGUA: Students stay in school with technology access
Students at San Juan Bosco Salesian School have access to a new computer lab thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions NICARAGUA (MissionNewswire) Students at San Juan Bosco Salesian School,...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Club celebrates 100 years of serving youth
Salesian Boys’ and Girls’ Club of St. Peter and St. Paul Church in San Francisco celebrates its 100th anniversary UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) On June 18, the Salesian Boys’ and Girls’ Club of St....
View ArticleMEXICO: Youth at border take part in summer activities
Salesian Tijuana Project holds summer camp for more than 400 youth MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries with the Tijuana Project run a summer camp in Tijuana, Mexico, that offers children a...
View ArticleMEXICO: Youth and their families access services
Salesian missionaries hold service fair at the Santo Domingo Savio Oratory in Tijuana MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries held a service fair at the Santo Domingo Savio Oratory in Tijuana,...
View ArticleMEXICO: Center serving migrants awarded
Salesian Padre Chava Refectory receives award from the secretary of health of the Mexican State of Baja California MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian Padre Chava Refectory, part of the Salesian Tijuana...
View ArticleMEXICO: Latin American Center for Comprehensive Care for Spinal Cord Injuries...
Project is Mexico’s first comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation center to assist patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries MEXICO (MissionNewswire) The new Latin American Center for Comprehensive...
View ArticleMEXICO: Students volunteer in Tijuana
Salesian Missionary Volunteer program helps form compassionate leaders MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian Missionary Volunteer Program with the Salesian Province of the United States in California...
View ArticleMEXICO: Work with migrants receives praise from UNHCR
Salesian Tijuana Project creates educational network in areas where poor youth are at risk MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian Tijuana Project is committed to the most vulnerable people in the city of...
View ArticleMEXICO: Salesians collaborate with UN agency
Salesian Tijuana Project signs cooperative agreement with International Organization for Migration MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian Tijuana Project in Mexico is committed to the most vulnerable...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: School to launch streaming network
Students to gain experience through Film & Media Arts Pathway program UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) St. John Bosco High School, located in Bellflower, Calif., is set to launch a streaming...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Film festival empowers youth
Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival winners announced UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Youth Center, in Los Angeles, Calif., hosted the grand finale of the Don Bosco Global Youth Film...
View ArticleNICARAGUA: Youth give back to those in need
Campaign shares with children and the elderly NICARAGUA (MissionNewswire) Youth from the Salesian center in Granada, Nicaragua, recently carried out a campaign called “Sharing dreams and smiles”. The...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Students help restore space shuttle mock-up
Don Bosco Technical Institute only high school participating in project UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Technical Institute, located in Downey, Calif., is participating in the “Space Shuttle...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Volunteerism changes lay missionary’s life
Salesian lay missionary highlights importance of volunteerism in TEDxOneonta Talk ECUADOR (MissionNewswire) Juan Carlos Montenegro, originally from Ecuador and now living in Los Angeles, Calif.,...
View ArticleMEXICO: Volunteer serves migrants in Tijuana
Young psychologist spends 3 months as Salesian missionary volunteer MEXICO (MissionNewswire) Salesian Tijuana Project has been committed to the most vulnerable people, especially migrants and refugees...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Youth participate in vacation camp
Salesian Boys & Girls Club supports working parents UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) The Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston, Massachusetts offers a vacation camp during the week after...
View ArticleNICARAGUA: Students receive scholarships through Salesian Missions
Donor funding supports 62 youth from families in need NICARAGUA (MissionNewswire) Students attending Saint John Bosco Salesian School in Granada, Nicaragua, received scholarships thanks to donor...
View ArticleMEXICO: Collaboration aids migrants and refugees
Multiservice Center internationally recognized for unique service model MEXICO (MissionNewswire) The Salesian Tijuana Project in Mexico has been committed to the most vulnerable people, especially...
View ArticleMEXICO: New initiative supports young migrants
Salesians to provide job training, psychological assistance and basic services Salesian missionaries in Mexico. (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Mexico are developing the Youth Residences...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Youth mental health supported
Salesian summer camps prepare youth leaders to respond to mental health issues Salesian camps in the United States. (MissionNewswire) Two Salesian camps in the United States, Camp Savio in Bellflower,...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Students gain skills during summer internships
Don Bosco Technical Institute students apply their technical knowledge to benefit companies UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) Students from Don Bosco Technical Institute (Bosco Tech) in Rosemead, Calif.,...
View ArticleCANADA: Salesians open French international school
Don Bosco Halifax is first French school to be part of Catholic education network (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries have launched the first international school of French, in Halifax, Nova...
View ArticleUNITED STATES: Young authors celebrate first book
Youth credit Salesian Family Youth Center for opportunity UNITED STATES (MissionNewswire) The Salesian Family Youth Center in Los Angeles, Calif., hosted an event for seven young writers from Boyle...
View ArticleMEXICO: Salesian Tijuana Project houses migrant women and their children
Children receive education while mothers access support, training MEXICO (MissionNewswire) The Salesian Tijuana Project in Tijuana, Mexico offers migrant women and children a safe place to stay and an...
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