Giving hope to millions of youth around the globe
At the height of Central America’s migrant crisis, tens of thousands of people from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras fled to the United States border, desperately seeking refuge from brutal violence and unbearable poverty. In 2016 alone, nearly 47,000 unaccompanied children (and more than 70,000 families) arrived from these countries with little more than theRead more about Hope for People Arriving at Mexico’s Border[…]
Salesian missionaries in El Salvador provide vocational and technical training to youth facing adversity due to extreme poverty and violence. SAN SALVADOR (Nov. 6, 2017) Vocational students in San Salvador, El Salvador, now have the tools they need—literally—to build brighter futures for themselves and their families. A partnership between Salesian Missions and ASAP (A Self-HelpRead more about Vocational students in El Salvador benefit from tool kits donated by ASAP[…]
In El Salvador, countless people fall asleep on empty stomachs: children, the elderly, and other vulnerable people who simply can’t afford to eat. Salesian missionaries in the capital city of San Salvador are easing their hunger — and offering rays of hope — for hundreds of impoverished citizens. According to the World Bank, despite increasedRead more about Feeding Minds and Bodies in El Salvador[…]
Salesian Missions joins the United Nations and its international partners in celebrating International Women’s Day, celebrated each year on March 8. The day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women around the globe while focusing the world’s attention on areas requiring further action.
Peaking in the summer of 2014, what has become known as the “Central American unaccompanied minor crisis” grabbed the world’s attention. Tens of thousands of children, scared and alone in a treacherous journey, were fleeing horrific violence and poverty in search of safety and a better life. Sadly, although the story is now buried, theRead more about Knocking at the Door of Our Hearts[…]
Students at schools operated by the Salesian Education and Work Foundation in San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador, have access to better nutrition thanks to an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit Christian organization committed to, “feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit.” A recent shipmentRead more about EL SALVADOR: Rice-Meal Donation Helps to Provide Better Nutrition for Students and the Elderly[…]
For the first time in company history, FedEx has donated a Boeing 727 aircraft to a Salesian university and Salesian Missions is proud to have helped make it happen. After a year of collaborative effort, this plane will now serve as a hands-on training tool for hundreds of students in El Salvador — putting into practice one of the key principles of Don Bosco.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (April 26, 2013) Salesian programs around the globe have received school and office furniture as well as workstations thanks to a new partnership between the Institution Recycling Network (IRN) and Salesian Missions.
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR & PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (July 11, 2012) The Salesian-run Don Bosco University in El Salvador plans to train 32 new professionals in various forms of prosthetic and orthotics, artificial limbs and other medical support and will place them in rehabilitation centers in Haiti. As ongoing support for those injured in the Haiti earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, this training program was implemented in April 2011 and will continue through December 2014.
Antonio and Luis are inspiring examples of how the generosity of caring friends like you combines with the love and determination of Salesian missionaries like Father Jose Moratalla to turn lives around in a dramatic way. A recent Catholic News Service article, told their story.
Antonio was a typical 15-year-old in San Salvador, struggling to cope with the deplorable conditions and overwhelming despair that plagued his impoverished community. Looking for an escape, he was tempted by the influence of gangs, violence and drugs.