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NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. - One of the duckiest fundraising events of the summer is on deck this week, as Community Missions will hold its Annual Duck Race at the Canal Fest of the Tonawandas on Saturday, July 20th at 3 p.m. The event has been a fun part of the week-long festivities for more than 10 years, and raises funds for the organization's Crisis & Community Services.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. (CMI) held its 27th Annual Compassion in Action Awards Brunch on Wednesday afternoon at the Four Points by Sheraton Niagara Falls.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Community Missions is partnering with Wine on Third to present a showing of artwork from its Niagara Visions PROS program over the next month. The works of art, produced in the Mental Health program, will be featured from May 20-June 17 at the restaurant, with an opening reception scheduled from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, May 20.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. - Community Missions, Inc. and the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier, Inc. will come together for an evening of fun and art by hosting an Art Auction on Friday, June 14.

Community Missions will hold its 22nd Annual Sweetheart Dinner, presented by KeyBank, on Friday, February 8 at the Sheraton Niagara Falls. The annual event benefits the agency's Crisis Services, including the Community Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry, Clothes Closet and Emergency Housing Shelter, and will feature more than 100 baskets, gift cards, lottery tickets, silent auction items and numerous raffles.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - More than 100 students and nine restaurants from the Niagara community will partner with Community Missions on its Sixth Annual #GivingTuesday event on Tuesday, November 27.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Community Missions will hold its Annual Antiques and Fine Arts Auction on the afternoon of Sunday, November 11 at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown. Admission is $10 per person and $15 per couple, with all proceeds benefiting Crisis Services and Mark's Place (HIV/AIDS residence) at Community Missions.

Community Missions, Inc. and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, a pair of prominent mental health service providers, will again join to host the Eighth Annual Interfaith Community Prayer Service on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 3:30 p.m.

A recent Buffalo News article included incorrect information regarding the status of Aurora House. The program is not closed now, is not closing, and has no intention of closing.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. (CMI) held its 26th Annual Compassion in Action Awards Brunch on Wednesday afternoon at the LaSalle Yacht Club in Niagara Falls.

ALBANY, N.Y. - Community Missions' Executive Director Robyn L. Krueger was honored today at the New York Assembly as a 2018 New York State Senate Woman of Distinction.

More than 100 students and five restaurants from the Niagara community will partner with Community Missions on its Fifth Annual #GivingTuesday event on November 28.

Community Missions will hold its Annual Antiques and Fine Arts Auction on the afternoon of Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown.

Community Missions, Inc. and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, a pair of prominent mental health service providers, will once again join together to host the 7th Annual Interfaith Community Prayer Service on Tuesday, October 3 at 3:30 p.m.

Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. (CMI) held its 25th Annual Compassion in Action Awards Brunch on Wednesday afternoon at the LaSalle Yacht Club in Niagara Falls.

Community Missions of Niagara Frontier is looking for participants to put their best foot forward and "Walk for Niagara", rain or shine, on April 29th at Whirlpool State Park.

The Fifth Annual Niagara County Poverty Conference will be presented on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Niagara Falls Housing Authority's Doris W. Jones Family Resource Building by the Niagara County Coalition for Services to the Homeless, along with Buffalo/Niagara Falls and Erie/Niagara Counties Continuum of Care, and Niagara University.

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. - The Niagara University Department of Athletics and Community Missions have partnered to hold food and clothing drives during upcoming Niagara University athletics contests.

A pair of prominent mental health service providers are again joining to support a day of recovery and understanding with an interfaith community prayer service on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m.

Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. (CMI) and St. James United Methodist Church in Niagara Falls, as part of their joint Gardens of Compassion project, will present three special community events on July 27th, August 24th, and August 31st.

After announcing last week that the event would be canceled due to New York State gaming laws, Community Missions' Annual Duck Race at the Canal Fest of the Tonawandas will now go on as originally planned, following expedited approvals laid out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office Tuesday.

Community Missions' Annual Duck Race at the Canal Fest of the Tonawanda's will not go on as planned this year in light of New York State gaming laws, that have recently been brought to the attention of local non-profits, and prohibits the use of state-owned property for games of chance.

For Larry Diamond, services provided by Community Missions, Niagara County's largest private provider of basic human needs, have been instrumental in his recovery from a difficult time of his life.

The Gardens of Compassion initiative at St. James United Methodist Church (UMC) in Niagara Falls will celebrate its fourth year in 2016.

Community Missions, Inc. will host its annual Walk for Niagara on Saturday, April 30 at Whirlpool State Park.

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced more than $7.75 million in federal funding to support efforts to end homelessness in Western New York on Monday. For the first time, Community Missions will draw funds from the award, receiving $286,753 to fund its Rapid Re-Housing program.

The Niagara Falls Public Library has caught the holiday spirit, and is offering a fine forgiveness program to benefit Community Missions.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - As the holidays quickly approach, Community Missions is gearing up for its Third Annual #GivingTuesday event, and is inviting the Niagara community to catch the giving spirit.

The First Niagara Foundation is announcing grant funding for Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. to provide food for local families in need through the Community Soup Kitchen.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Each year, Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. (CMI) takes an opportunity to honor the volunteers and supporters that make its work possible with its Annual Compassion in Action Awards Brunch.

For those living with mental illness in Eastern Niagara County, treatment options for psychiatric symptoms in recent years have been inadequate, or lacking.

The Third Annual Poverty Conference, hosted by the Niagara County Coalition for Services to the Homeless, will take place on Friday, March 13 at Niagara University's Dunleavy Hall.

Community Missions, Inc. will hold its 18th Annual Sweetheart Dinner on Friday, February 6 at the Conference and Events Center Niagara Falls.

Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. (CMI) in Niagara Falls, N.Y. recently received a $5,000 grant from the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) Domestic Emergency Food and Shelter fund, from the World Relief Committee of the American Baptist Churches, USA (ABCUSA) and facilitated by the American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS). The grant allows Community Missions to maintain Faith Services components available across its many services through 2014.

For over 20 years, the Youth Services (REACH) division of Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. has coordinated with Niagara County libraries to put on the Tidings of Joy Christmas Campaign. The program provides Christmas gifts for youth involved with the Mission, allowing members of the community to purchase gifts for the youth.