A flagship event of the Compassionate Niagara committee is the annual Compassionate Niagara conference (formerly the Annual Niagara County Poverty Conference). This event brings 200 representatives from nonprofit, government, business, faith-based, and educational institutions to learn about best practices in making Niagara Falls a more compassionate community for those in need.

Past Conferences: 

• 2019: Compassionate Niagara: Deepening Connections
• 2018: Compassionate Communities: Where Do I Fit In?
• 2017: Interrupting Poverty
• 2016: Agents of Social Change: Community Engagement
• 2015: From the Ground Up: Economic Development & Solutions to Alleviating Poverty
• 2014: Be Part of the Conversation
• 2013: Circles Out of Poverty