Around the Mission Blog
Welcome to Around the Mission, a blog that focuses on different areas of Community Missions, the work that is being done here and the people being served. Please bookmark this page and follow us on Twitter @cminiagara to find out more about what's going on at the Mission and to see when new entries are posted to the blog.
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2017 Compassion In Action Awards - Dorothy Tubinis
Community Missions will hold its 25th Annual Awards Brunch on Wednesday, May 24 at the LaSalle Yacht Club. Each day leading up to the event, we will profile one of the upcoming honorees. Today, Dorothy Tubinis, recipient of the Youth Services Award, will be featured.
2017 Compassion In Action Awards - Four Points by Sheraton Niagara Falls
Community Missions will hold its 25th Annual Awards Brunch on Wednesday, May 24 at the LaSalle Yacht Club. Each day leading up to the event, we will profile one of the upcoming honorees. Today, Four Points by Sheraton Niagara Falls, recipient of the Crisis and Community Services Award, will be featured.
2017 Compassion In Action Awards - Katie Alexander - WIVB-TV
Community Missions will hold its 25th Annual Awards Brunch on Wednesday, May 24 at the LaSalle Yacht Club. Each day leading up to the event, we will profile one of the upcoming honorees. Today, Katie Alexander of WIVB-TV, recipient of the Media Award, will be featured.
2017 Compassion In Action Awards - Officer Elaine Hertel - Niagara County Probation
Community Missions will hold its 25th Annual Awards Brunch on Wednesday, May 24 at the LaSalle Yacht Club. Each day leading up to the event, we will profile one of the upcoming honorees. Today, Officer Elaine Hertel of the Niagara County Department of Probation, recipient of the Mental Health Housing Services Award, will be featured.
2017 Compassion In Action Awards - Katherine Ellman - Northwest Bank
Community Missions will hold its 25th Annual Awards Brunch on Wednesday, May 24 at the LaSalle Yacht Club. Each day leading up to the event, we will profile one of the upcoming honorees. Today, Katherine Ellman of Northwest Bank, recipient of the Finance Award, will be featured.
2017 Compassion In Action Awards - Jodi McKay, LMSW - Niagara Co. Dept. of Mental Health
Community Missions will hold its 25th Annual Awards Brunch on Wednesday, May 24 at the LaSalle Yacht Club. Each day leading up to the event, we will profile one of the upcoming honorees. Today, Jodi McKay, LMSW from the Niagara County Department of Mental Health (NCDMH), recipient of the Mental Health Recovery Award, will be featured.
2017 Compassion In Action Awards - Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
Community Missions will hold its 25th Annual Awards Brunch on Wednesday, May 24 at the LaSalle Yacht Club. Each day leading up to the event, we will profile one of the upcoming honorees. Today, the Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation, recipient of the Public Relations Award, will be featured.
25th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive to be held May 13
On Saturday, May 13, the National Association of Letter
Carriers will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its Stamp Out Hunger
Food Drive. What a wonderful milestone for this community-driven effort that
has helped countless individuals and families throughout the country!
Project Connect Niagara to Provide Services & Resources to Those in Need
Project Connect Niagara, an event designed to connect those in need with critical services in a "one-stop" venue, will take place on Wednesday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Heart, Love, and Soul Inc. in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Letter Carriers' Food Drive Coming May 14
Twenty-five years ago, the National Association of Letter Carriers launched an idea, of collecting food for the needy as part of their community service effort. What began as a humble drive in 10 cities has now grown to a nationwide force of giving back!
2015 Walk for Niagara is a Success!
Individuals and groups from all over the Niagara region enjoyed spending a beautiful spring day outdoors while also supporting a great cause! This year's Walk for Niagara was held on April 25 at Whirlpool State Park. Over 100 participants, along with approximately 15-20 four-legged friends, supported Community Missions by collecting sponsorships and donations.
Gardens of Compassion Project Marks Earth Day
To mark Earth Day this year (April 22, 2015), clients from Community Missions' Mental Health programs participating as gardeners in the Gardens of Compassion project visited the greenhouses at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara County (CCE) in Lockport, N.Y.
Community Missions Hosts Community Connections for Kids Training
Earlier this week, members of the Juvenile Re-Entry Taskforce attended a training session hosted by Community Missions.
Local Youth Enjoy Community Missions Kids Café
As spring approaches, a sense of renewal has been established here at Community Missions. A past program for children in the local community has been re-established. Kids Café, now offered to children up to age 12 and their families, is a program providing entertainment for families in the Niagara region, free of charge.
Area Holy Week Information
There are many services planned for the Niagara area around Holy Week.
Please see the list below for many (though likely not all), of the
services being offered around the area.
StickersBanners.com On Board as Sweetheart Dinner Step & Repeat Backdrop Sponsor
StickersBanners.com recently joined the efforts for Community Missions' 18th Annual Sweetheart Dinner, coming on board as the Step & Repeat Backdrop Sponsor for the agency's event, to be held on Friday, Feb. 6 in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Caring for Youth - The Experience of a Youth Care Worker
A youth care worker's experiences as an intern at Aurora House, our community residence for severely emotionally disturbed youth.
Community Residence Provides New Beginnings for Youth
In 1996, Residential Environments Allowing Children Hope (REACH) was officially adopted as the Youth Division's title. Among REACH's programs is a Youth Community Residence named Aurora House. Youth in the program have mental health diagnoses and Severely Emotionally Disturbed classification.
Class Teaches Skills for Employment to Those on Parole
For the past three years, Community Missions has partnered with Niagara County Community College to offer a weekly non-credit course for those in the Parole Re-Entry program. The course, called Basics for Vocational Preparation, is instructed by volunteers and primarily covers skills necessary for obtaining and maintaining employment.
Tidings of Joy Thank You!
Our sincere appreciation is given to the following individuals and groups for their generosity for and the participation in the Tidings of Joy Campaign of 2014.
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By The Numbers...
In 2023, Community Missions provided:
• 12,108 nights of shelter
• 153,023 meals
• 2,780 individuals with clothing
• 3,562 care days in Youth Services
• 43,388 care days in Recovery Services
• 72,302 care days in Housing Services
• 467 reflections & resources for Faith Development
Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc.
