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Gardens of Compassion

The Gardens of Compassion is a community gardening initiative created through a partnership between Community Missions and St.

James United Methodist Church in Niagara Falls for: Good Nutrition, reduce stigma around mental Illness, help care for creation.

06/08/2026

Happy Monday! This morning, our program participants and volunteers had to give the gardens a good & long watering. There isn't much growth yet but stay tuned! 🌱

We are currently in need of volunteers to help water or just want to help in general. Fill out either our Watering Form https://bit.ly/3SejGUt or our Volunteer Form https://communitymissions.my.site.com/volunteerapp/s/

06/01/2026

It was a beautiful & sunny morning for Planting Day! 🌞

Volunteers teamed up with program participants to roll up their sleeves and get to work, helping to dig, plant and bring new life into our garden beds. The morning was rooted in connection and community.

Our program participants did a fantastic job and we are especially thankful to all the volunteers who lent a helping hand today. Their kindness, time, and dedication meant the world to us 🌱

We are currently in need of volunteers to help water or just want to help in general. Fill out either our Watering Form https://bit.ly/3SejGUt or our Volunteer Form https://communitymissions.my.site.com/volunteerapp/s/

05/22/2026

Despite the gloomy weather, the volunteers from OLIN braved the elements to move fresh soil into our garden beds. After our beds were filled, the remaining dirt was loaded up & taken to Community Missions of Niagara Frontier for their garden beds!

Thank you to OLIN for your partnership and service to our community 🌱

04/28/2026

Teamwork makes the dream work! It was a beautiful day of collaboration with volunteers from Spectrum and Grassroots Gardens working together to rebuild four of our garden beds.

We have so many to thank for this alliance! Thank you to Nina and the team from Grassroots for starting the conversation between Gardens of Compassion & Spectrum News, purchasing the supplies, and helping to orchestrate operations.

Thank you to Spectrum News for volunteering with us, and for the $2,500 donation to support the great work of Grassroots Gardens!

We’d also like to thank Mayor Restaino from The City of Niagara Falls, NY for stopping by to see our progress & to speak on the importance of community partnerships and initiatives like the Gardens of Compassion.

And finally, to our wonderful partner, St. James United Methodist Church in Niagara Falls for providing a home for the Gardens of Compassion and their warm welcome to our gardeners every year.

02/18/2026

From our friends at Hope For Niagara🩵

This Lent, we're offering a free weekly devotional guide — seven weeks walking through the fruits of the Spirit with daily reflections, breath prayers, and simple practices for wherever you are in life.
No special background needed. No pressure to be perfect. Just space to let something good take root. Available online and as a free printable PDF - https://www.hopeforniagara.org/

12/21/2025

The "One Week at a Time: A Coloring & Reflection Guide For Advent" for the 4th Week of Advent and Christmas Day are now available—along with Guided Daily Prayer resources. Visit: https://www.hopeforniagara.org/resources-for-advent-2025/

12/07/2025

The resources for the 2nd Week of Advent, "One Week at a Time: A Coloring & Reflection Guide For Advent" and Guided Daily Prayer are now available. Visit: https://www.hopeforniagara.org/resources-for-advent-2025/

11/30/2025

Today is the first day of Advent. We've made a new weekly guide for 2025. It's based on the traditional weekly themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, & Love, each weekly resource Includes:
📖 A scripture passage and reflection rooted in the Advent theme
💡 Simple daily prompts to practice hope, peace, joy, or love in everyday life
✍️ A space for journaling or personal thoughts
🖍️ A coloring page to relax, reflect, or share with others
Visit www.HopeForNiagara.org/resources-for-advent-2025/
to download your guide. There are two versions you can print out. One is a regular 8.5x11 and the other is 11x17 (so the coloring page is bigger).

08/11/2025

We’re trying our best to keep our gardens thriving & happy in this heat! This week, our pumpkins have started to peek out and our tomatoes are just about ripe.

08/04/2025

We are finally starting to see the fruits and uh, vegetables of our labor!

While our participants are able to water our gardens on Mondays, we are looking for volunteers during the week. Please fill out this form if you are interested in watering - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=oQrus-hPj0idTQvTsdcWEaBArDdMvudMskBq0B9Cr4xUOFc3NFdQMlBPWU1LNkc3QzlUVjAzNkJWSCQlQCN0PWcu&origin=lprLink&route=shorturl&fbclid=IwY2xjawL9-CFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLaU1WNVZqZFh1Y1Y4b0xhAR4jBC1lKb3QVe2AU4Azu9MUlOMM0tX2nFNCEEXuIjX-901cKOEPp1BCvgkHmw_aem_ezAMtZ1Y3TvlC0GC6_5skQ

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Niagara Falls, NY

Telephone

+17162853403

Website

http://www.communitymissions.org/gardens

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