The Christmas season is a wonderful time to ensure a bright future for the world’s neediest children. By including Salesian Missions in your estate planning – whether you designate us in your will or establish a Charitable Gift Annuity that provides you with guaranteed income for life – you...
Read Full StoryThanksgiving Meals Ready for Delivery … with Your Help
November 1, 2012Thanksgiving Day is about to be lifechanging for thousands of starving children... if we can count on you. Tons of donated food by partnering humanitarian organizations is ready for shipment. We just need help to cover the transportation expenses so our Salesian Missionaries can get nutritious...
In Sri Lanka: Disabled Children Get Life-Changing Early Christmas Present
October 9, 2012Six years ago in Sri Lanka, a little baby boy named Dulitha was born prematurely and diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Abandoned by his mother in the hospital, the baby was placed in the care of the Salesians. But his inability to walk created difficulty for his caretakers ... but an early Christmas...
Follow-Up: George’s Story
September 13, 2012Last month, we told you how Don Bosco Boys’ Town in Nairobi, Kenya, is transforming the lives of hundreds of destitute youth by providing a practical path out of poverty. Today, we wanted to give you an update by sharing the inspiring story of a boy named George. He’s living proof that caring...
Lay Missioner Journal: Pure Love
September 13, 2012Although he was in his mid-20s and making a good living at a law firm here in the United States, Marcos Cisneros knew something was absent in his life. He had booked a flight to visit his sister overseas who was a Salesian Lay Missioner working at an orphanage. Upon his arrival, Marcos knew he had...
In India: The Chance of a Lifetime for $1 a Day
July 30, 2012Nearly 2,500 of the poorest students in South India are pursuing what was once unthinkable – a college education! Don Bosco College in Dharmapuri is providing that opportunity by offering an affordable tuition of just $1 a day. It’s a small investment that’s paying off in a big way.
In Kenya: A Practical Path Out of Poverty
July 30, 2012In Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, most of the 3 million residents endure lives of extreme poverty—somehow persevering on a daily income of less than $1 a day.Inevitably, slums have taken hold surrounding the more affluent neighborhoods, with associated high crime and meager availability of...
Salesian Missions Partners with Stop Hunger Now for Greater Impact
July 30, 2012Whether it’s a frightened street child who arrives at one of our shelters because she is starving, or a hungry student who can’t focus with an empty stomach, or a frail baby barely able to survive, a nutritious meal can often make the difference between success and failure … or life and...