oUR mISSION
The worldwide Salesian mission is to serve poor and abandoned youth. The Salesians are also a non-governmental agency in the United Nations, which continues to seek the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. As such, we work to raise awareness about factors that contribute to the creation of an unjust and difficult reality for many young people around the world in hopes of inspiring positive change. The environment is a significant factor that greatly impacts the lives of countless people throughout the globe, especially those in areas of the world lacking sufficient resources and support to face the effects of negative environmental change and destruction. Natural disasters, over consumption, climate change, pollution, deforestation, famine, disease, drought, lack of access to clean drinking water, and the destruction and contamination of farmland are just some environmental factors that play a role in the exploitation, displacement, and migration of numerous young people and their families each year.
All Salesians minister to young people through schools, parishes, youth centers, in a word, wherever young people can be found. It is our mission to be signs and bearers of God’s love for the young. Don Bosco wanted us Salesians to use all of our energy and creativity to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to youth through Salesian Youth Ministry.