Mexico City, Mexico – March 2024 - Twenty-four members of Sherbrooke's “Jeunes Missionnaires du Salésien” (JMS) completed a missionary trip to Mexico City from 28 February to 8 March- They were enthusiastically welcomed in a Salesian house that welcomes, accompanies and educates teenagers at risk. Many of them are orphaned, homeless or come from broken families. Others struggle with drug or alcohol problems. These young people quickly became attached to young Canadian missionaries through cultural, sports, gastronomic and spiritual activities, as well as manual labor and itinerant experiences. Various fundraisers were organized in Sherbrooke last school year to help support this mission. Since 1995, important donations have been made to the "Dejame Ayudarte" (Let me help you) Foundation.

(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian Missionary Volunteering continues to flourish, with participants deeply engaged in discussions about critical topics and plans to strengthen the program's impact. In the latest gathering, which spanned four days, attendees delved into essential themes such as identity, formation, accompaniment, and network building.

(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian Missionary Volunteer program meeting, a collaborative effort between the Mission Sector and Youth Ministry Sector, has commenced with two days of profound engagement and learning. Participants from around the world have gathered to deliberate on the Salesian congregation's volunteer programs, with more updates anticipated as the meeting unfolds.

(ANS – Rome) – In an inspiring move to foster a spirit of missionary service and community engagement, the Salesian Volunteer Advisory Board and Mission and Youth Ministry Counselors have set a plan in motion to promote their volunteer program at a congregational level. The initiative is set to commence on a promising note today, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, with a gathering of 45 SDBs and Laity from various provinces where the volunteer program has already been established locally.

(ANS – Tijuana) – Kristiñe Azpiazu is a young psychologist who spent three months as a Salesian Missionary Volunteer in several Salesian works in Tijuana, Mexico, on the northern border with the United States. Coming from a Basque Government volunteer program, she joined the international volunteer experience of "Misiones Salesianas" – the Salesian Mission Office based in Madrid – to offer her time and talent to the most needy in that Mexican city. On her return, she acknowledged that volunteering “helped me grow personally and get to know a situation that I would never have known otherwise.”

(ANS – Los Angeles) – In a world filled with challenges and uncertainties, the power of Salesian volunteerism stands as hope, offering a pathway for individuals to make a tangible, positive impact on the lives of others. At the heart of this movement lies the transformative TEDx Talk by Jc Montenegro, a Salesian Lay Missionary whose volunteer experience in the Salesian Mission of Wasak'entsa in the Amazon Jungle of Ecuador in 1994 changed his life forever.