The Mamma Margherita Mother and Child Care Center, which is part of the Domenico Savio Institute in the Ituzaingó neighborhood in Uruguay, had just opened five months prior to the coronavirus pandemic. While regulations won't allow the Salesian child care center to accommodate children and
Salesians for Social, which coordinates the Universal Civil Service in Italy and other countries, has reactivated 67 projects that had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 80 percent of the total activities from the organization have resumed including re-engaging 753 volunteers in 198 project
The Don Bosco Community Center in the Village of Port Chester, New York, is providing an average of 230 meals a day to support people in need due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Don Bosco Community Center has provided services for more than 80 years,
The Don Bosco Center in Mati, Philippines, has started an agricultural project to deal with the quarantine period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to provide organic and affordable vegetables to the local population and neighboring communities and to teach them cultivation and farming techniques. Salesians
Salesian missionaries with the Higher School of Specialization in Clinical Psychology at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, Italy, have launched a free digital psychological counseling platform. The goal is to help youth cope with the psychological impact that could result from the long isolation caused
Don Bosco Health Center in Akure, Nigeria, has launched a new video that highlights precautionary measures that people should take in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The Don Bosco Health Center has made it a point to provide education to all patients visiting the
Don Bosco Anbu Illam, located in Chennai, India, is supporting the health department of Greater Chennai Corporation with a united effort to aid homeless people who have been neglected during the quarantine period. The entire country has been enduring a lockdown, and the homeless have
Ecuador is one of the countries in Latin America most affected by COVID-19. The country is also facing tough economic conditions. To help support those in great need, Don Bosco Mission in Quito has started distributing $60 vouchers to dozens of Ecuadorian families living in
Salesian missionaries in Rwanda are responding with awareness initiatives and food distribution to the growing needs of those in their centers and communities in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The food delivery has already started helping vulnerable citizens in Rwanda in the cities of
Salesian missionaries in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are working to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. While Salesians have stopped many activities, they cannot stop all work at their centers because of the great need in their communities. People have been kicked out