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Salesian Family Youth Center of Los Angeles

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We are the Salesian Family Youth Center, no longer affiliated with the Boys and Girls Club! Every year we serve over 2,800 undeserved youth.

For over 45 years we have been serving the Boyle Heights & East LA community and creating young leaders! We are the Salesian Boys & Girls Club of Los Angeles! Every year we serve over 2,000 undeserved youth.

11/02/2026

Happy All Saints' Day! The saints didn't get there alone. ✨

Don Bosco understood that friendship is a path to holiness. Look at the Gospel: Peter, Zacchaeus, Mary, Martha and Lazarus, John — Jesus's friendships mattered. And throughout history, the saints helped each other grow in holiness.

Who are the friends walking with you toward heaven?

Would you like to help?

10/31/2026

How do you know which decision is the right one? 🕊️

Ask yourself: which choice will bring me more peace?

It's not always easy. It's not always comfortable. Sometimes the right choice is the hardest one.

Would you like to help?

10/29/2026

"Just like they took a chance on us, I learned to take more chances outside my comfort zone." 💙

When this young person started the program, they were shy and closed off. What changed? Adults who saw the value in young people and chose to believe in them.

That's what happens when someone takes a shot on a young person.

Would you like to help?

10/27/2026

Pancakes, politics and two future leaders. 🥞

Omar Martinez (Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School) and Joshua Grijalva joined the Salesian Family Youth Center at Pancakes & Politics, hosted by the Los Angeles Urban Chamber of Commerce at City Club LA, to hear the LAUSD superintendent.

Their takeaways: new plans for attendance, CTE career pathways, and a commitment to create a stable environment for students.

When young people are in the room, they listen, learn and speak up.

Would you like to help?

10/26/2026

🙏✨ Faith, Youth, and Community United in Prayer!

Last Tuesday, October 20, our youth from St. Mary’s and St. Isabel Parishes came together to lead a beautiful evening of prayer during the Novena to St. Jude Thaddeus! 💚⛪

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing young people for their leadership, dedication, and joyful participation in this special celebration of faith.

🥐 A special thanks to the bakery for its generous donation of delicious pan dulce, and to our youth who brought conchitas to share with everyone!

We are also deeply grateful to the wonderful parishioners and volunteers from St. Mary’s and St. Isabel who supported us with the organization, coordination, and logistics of the novena.

❤️ Moments like these remind us that our young people are not just the future of the Church — they are the Church of today!

St. Jude Thaddeus, pray for us! 🙏

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10/26/2026

"You may think you don't know much, but actually you know a lot." 🙌

Young people from Savio, Santa Isabel and St. Mary's came together as one family to help start a new youth ministry in the parish. First step: sit with someone you don't know, share a meal and get to know each other.

What they've built in their own parishes, they're now helping to build here.

Would you like to help?

10/25/2026

About 10 high school students became published authors. 📖

Through the Solutions program, they wrote "Beyond the Heights" — a book about their lives and what it means to be a teenager today. They then traveled to a conference in Chicago to share their stories, join workshops and connect with young people from other cultures.

Every young person has a story worth telling. We're proud to help them tell it.

Would you like to help?

10/24/2026

Young people are not just the future of our organization — they are partners in shaping its present. 💙

This month, administration and program leaders at the Salesian Family Youth Center met to take youth leadership to the next level. Our director JC Montenegro shared a vision: a team of young consultants and advisors who will help guide our decisions, our direction and our future.

Listening to young people has always been at the heart of the Salesian mission. Now we're giving that listening a structure.

Would you like to be part of this story?

10/20/2026

🌎✨ SPREADING SALESIAN JOY AT THE CATHEDRAL! 💙🙏

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Mission Office for inviting us last Wednesday to share the Salesian mission at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels! ⛪

Following the beautiful Mass, we had the wonderful opportunity to meet hundreds of children from Catholic elementary schools, sharing Don Bosco T-shirts, backpacks, candy, prizes, and, most importantly, the joy of the Salesian spirit! 🎒👕🍬

Our little Salesian corner was filled with smiles, laughter, and excitement as we encouraged children to discover Don Bosco, learn about our mission, and perhaps one day become Salesian missionaries themselves! 🌍❤️

👏 Special thanks to our amazing team:
💙 Miriam, SFYC Board Member
💙 Andrés, We Care After-School Program Director
💙 Dimas, Youth Ministry at St. Mary’s and St. Isabel
💙 Ana, St. Mary’s Youth Ministry
💙 Adrián, our Salesian Missionary Volunteer
💙 Our wonderful students from Bishop Mora Salesian High School!

Thank you for dedicating your morning to bringing joy, faith, and the Salesian spirit to so many children!

As Don Bosco taught us, “Holiness consists in being always cheerful!” 😊

May the seeds of missionary vocation planted that morning continue to grow in the hearts of these young people! 🌱

Thank you again to the Mission Office for this beautiful opportunity to share our Salesian charism!

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10/20/2026

Growing Together, Strengthening Our Salesian Mission!

Yesterday, we had a wonderful Salesian Family Youth Center

Board of Directors meeting via Zoom.

Over the years, our Center has continued to grow in programs, organizational structure, financial sustainability, and community impact.
During our meeting, we reviewed our Annual Report, Summer Camp Report, financial performance and projections, and exciting upcoming initiatives:

• College visits and a potential youth mission trip to Tijuana.

Our Thanksgiving Dinner and Christmas celebrations, encouraging our children to experience the joy of giving and serving others.

Our international Salesian Volunteers: Adrián Chávez, serving for one year, and three young women arriving from Italy for 11 months of missionary service.

Our upcoming SFYC Gala on February 27, 2027!

Special thanks to Miriam Hernandez, Rigoberto Vazquez, Juan Carlos Portillo, and evelin moreno, for their leadership and commitment, and to JC Montenegro, PhD, Christina Mendoza and Juana Rodriguez for presenting our Annual and Summer Camp Reports.

Thank you to our interns Kimberly Fabian Marquez and Grace Marmo.

We are not just growing programs; we are building a stronger organization and creating more opportunities for young people to belong, grow, serve, and lead!

Together, we continue Don Bosco's mission of forming good Christians and honest citizens.

Address

2228 E 4th Street
Los Angeles, CA
90033

Opening Hours

Monday	2pm - 6pm
Tuesday	2pm - 6pm
Wednesday	2pm - 6pm
Thursday	2pm - 6pm
Friday	2pm - 6pm

Website

http://www.salesianclubs-la.org/

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