Salesian missionaries in Oaxaca, Mexico, have provided 1,000 Catholic Bibles to 24 Chinanteca Indigenous communities thanks to Koch Foundation funding secured by Salesian Missions. This project facilitates scriptural study and faith formation among the local population even when an ordained minister cannot be present.
Pedro Eduardo Valdés Sierra, a mechatronics engineering student at the Don Bosco Technological Institute in Saltillo, Mexico, earned an internship at Tesla in California. Sierra credits his education at the Don Bosco Technological Institute for his chance to work in the United States.
In March, the Tijuana Salesian Project in Tijuana, Mexico, celebrates 34 years in service to the community. The center provides services to migrants and poor youth living on the border between Mexico and the U.S.
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 providing for those who need food assistance in the city. Each day, the Padre Chava Refectory provides upwards of 1,200 meals
The sudden spread of the COVID-19 in Mexico brought an unseen state of emergency to Tijuana. Salesian missionaries are assisting thousands of people at risk through the Salesian Padre Chava Refectory. The refectory provides meals and other assistance to migrants from Mexico, Central America and
A group of young adult volunteers from the United States visited the Salesian community in Tijuana over the Thanksgiving weekend. The volunteers served those in need at the Salesian Refectory Padre Chava, which assists migrants and people living in the streets at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Eric Ponce is a 32-year-old rapper from Ciudad Juárez who also works on behalf of children at risk as a course coordinator in "Second Opportunity, Fundraising and Development of Educational Programs." Just a few years ago, he was part of a criminal gang, handling weapons and seeing
Salesian missionaries aimed to take back parks from violence and gangs with a project called Brigade of Joy. The events bring together about a hundred children in one park. They enjoy two hours of music and games, followed by a lesson applicable to everyday life
More than 5,000 people visit Salesian oratories in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, every week. Many border towns like Ciudad Juárez feel the dire consequences of social and political tensions between the U.S. and Mexico. Salesian missionaries have increased cooperation between the Salesian Province of Mexico-Guadalajara and
(MissionNewswire) Since 1987, the Salesian-run Tijuana Project has been providing services to migrants and poor youth living on the border between Mexico and the United States. The goal of the project is to create an extensive educational network in areas where poor youth are at risk of