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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.

Each spring, 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 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.

Community Missions' 19th Annual Sweetheart Dinner set for Friday, February 5, 2016!

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.

Community Missions will have its Annual Antiques and Fine Arts Auction on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown, N.Y., 100 Church Street, Youngstown.

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.

A pair of Niagara's largest mental health service providers are coming together to support a day of recovery and understanding with an interfaith community prayer service on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m.

For nine decades, Community Missions has dedicated itself to providing necessary services to those in need in the Niagara region.

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.

Community Missions will hold its Annual Antiques and Fine Arts Auction on November 9, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown, NY. Viewing will begin at 12:15 and the Auction begins at 1:00 pm. There will be an International Sampling of Luncheon Hors d'oeuvres.

On Friday, October 17 and 18, Leadership Niagara's Class of 2014 will host "Homeless for a Night," an overnight event aimed to raise awareness of homelessness and poverty in Niagara County.

Community Missions will hold an interfaith community prayer service on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 as part of the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding.

Viatran, a worldwide leader in providing innovative pressure and level transmitters and based in Wheatfield, recently selected Community Missions as the benefactor for its Community Events program.

The popular Sunday Cabaret program, a collaboration between Community Missions (CMI) and the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, begins its third season this Sunday afternoon, Sept. 28.

Last year, Lewiston resident Angelo Sarkees began the "Deposits for Food" initiative, collecting bottles, can and scrap to raise funds for a pair of Niagara Falls charities. In year two, the program's impact more than tripled, as Mr. Sarkees presented checks of $1,000 each to Community Missions and Heart, Love and Soul on Thursday.

2014 Duck Race Winners!

Men In White Choir, along with special guest the Chapel at Crosspoint Choir, present a benefit concert for Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc., July 27, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Niagara Falls, NY. Concert Begins at 5:00PM.

Supply kits offer children staying in the Missions' Emergency Housing Shelter something to call their own

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - In 2013, Community Missions provided 75,980 meals to those in need in Niagara County, an increase of over 5,000 meals from 2012. With demand again increasing in 2014, the Patrick P. Lee Foundation recently awarded a $30,000 grant, covering a year's worth of food purchases within the Mission's Community Soup Kitchen.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. (CMI) held its 22nd Annual Compassion in Action Awards Brunch Thursday afternoon to honor many of the volunteers and supporters that make its mission possible.

On Memorial Day (May 26, 2014), Community Missions offered a barbeque for their Community Kitchen lunch. More than 120 individuals came to enjoy burgers and hot dogs, along with baked beans, pasta salad, corn on the cob, watermelon and pie or cake for dessert. The barbeque was held outside in the Mission's picnic pavilion.

Community Missions, Inc. will host its annual Walk for Niagara (formerly Feet or Famine Walk) on Saturday, May 3 at Whirlpool State Park. Rain or shine, the event aims to raise awareness and funds for the agency's Crisis Services Programs, which include the Community Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry, Clothing Closet, and Emergency Housing Shelter.

During a winter season with record snowfalls, demand rose considerably in the Crisis & Community Services Division at Community Missions, located in downtown Niagara Falls. The Mission saw a 24% increase in demand for its Crisis Housing, including an alarming 156% increase in nights of shelter given to children during the first three months of 2014, as compared to the first quarter of 2013.

The First Niagara Foundation and Community Missions of Niagara Frontier, Inc. are partnering to provide food for local families in need through the Community Soup Kitchen. The Kitchen opens its doors six days a week for a well-rounded, nutritious lunch.

In 2013, Community Missions' Ministry & Community Partnerships offered 118 opportunities for faith and spiritual development to those it serves, and totaled 83 community partners, according to information released by the agency Thursday. The total equates to offering an activity or opportunity for engagement once every three days to Niagara's most vulnerable.