Compassionate Human Services: October 22, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Heart, Love and Soul (939 Ontario Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY): REGISTER HERE

Compassionate Business: October 28, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Historic Holy Trinity (1419 Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY): REGISTER HERE

Compassionate Faith Communities: November 2, 2019 from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at Beacon Memorial Presbyterian Church (166 59th Street, Niagara Falls, NY). REGISTER HERE

Compassionate Niagara

At the 2018 Niagara County Poverty Conference, Mayor Walter Sendzik spoke about how St. Catharines, ON joined the Compassionate Cities movement and what they did to make their city more compassionate. His keynote presentation inspired the conference committee to take a more "compassionate" approach to the conference and it's programs - renaming the committee and conference, Compassionate Niagara.

Mini Conferences

The Compassionate Niagara Committee will be holding mini-conferences throughout the year to focus in on how each sector can work together to make our community a more compassionate one.

Upcoming Mini Conferences

• Compassionate Human Services: October 22, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Heart, Love and Soul (939 Ontario Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY). Compassionate human services are crucial to building a compassionate community. Hear of current efforts in Niagara Falls to create compassionate services. Then, join with other community members to envision compassionate human services in your community. REGISTER HERE
• Compassionate Business: October 28, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Historic Holy Trinity (1419 Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY): Compassion can contribute to business success, build healthier workplaces, and improve the customer experience. Learn how compassion makes business sense. Then join with others to envision how business can help create a more compassionate community. REGISTER HERE
• Compassionate Faith Communities: November 2, 2019 from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at Beacon Memorial Presbyterian Church (166 59th Street, Niagara Falls, NY). Compassionate faith communities are crucial to building a compassionate community, overall. Hear of current efforts in Niagara Falls around compassionate faith. Then, join with other community members to envision compassionate faith in your community. REGISTER HERE

Past Mini Conferences 

• On May 29, we launched our Compassionate sectors mini conferences with Compassionate Education. Niagara Street School served as our venue and Principal Rocco Merino and Vice Principal Dorothy Brundidge spoke about the strategies the school already has in place that relate to compassion. Notes and takeaways from the session can be found here.
• Compassionate Community Activism Mini Conference was on June 27, at St. John's AME. Discussion surrounded how community action engages citizens in creating a more just, equitable, and caring community. Participants were encouraged to envision compassionate community action for your community. 

Compassionate Niagara: Deepening Community 

Thank you to everyone who attended the Compassionate Niagara: Deepening Community conference on March 13, 2019. We hope that the conference inspired you to take action to make our community a more compassionate one! See below for a video of keynote speaker, Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Information about the past conference can be found here.