Compassionate Health: November 20, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital (5300 Military Road, Lewiston, NY 14092). REGISTER HERE.

Compassionate Public Sector: December 10, 2019 from 6-8 p.m. at the City Council Chambers (745 Main 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 Health: November 20, 2019 from 5-7 p.m. at Mt. St. Mary's Hospital (5300 Military Road, Lewiston, NY 14092). Compassionate community health is crucial to building a compassionate community. Hear of current efforts in Niagara Falls around Compassionate community health. Then, join with other community members to envision compassionate health in your community. REGISTER HERE.

• Compassionate Public Sector: December 10, 2019 from 6-8 p.m. at the City Council Chambers (745 Main Street, Niagara Falls, NY). Compassion is critical to public sector success. This is true for elected officials just as it is for residents; for policy as it is for day-to-day interactions. 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 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. Notes and takeaways from the session can be found here.
• Compassionate Business was held on October 28 at Historic Holy Trinity. Compassion can contribute to business success, build healthier workplaces, and improve the customer experience. Learn how compassion makes business sense. Notes and takeaways from the session can be found here.
• Compassionate Human Services was held on October 22 at Heart, Love and Soul. Compassionate human services are crucial to building a compassionate community. Hear of current efforts in Niagara Falls to create compassionate services. Notes and takeaways from the session can be found here.

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.