FORT ERIE, ON, August 25, 2026 – Mayor Wayne Redekop hosted the Mayor's Community Roundtable on Homelessness on Monday, August 24, 2026, at the Leisureplex Banquet Hall, bringing together about 50 invitees from among municipal leadership, service providers, and community partners to discuss homelessness and housing insecurity in Fort Erie.
When it comes to supporting the community, NC’s School of Culinary Arts is known for stepping up to the plate – or, more specifically when it comes to a highly-anticipated annual fundraiser to help the homeless – the bowl.
Bethlehem Housing and Support Services has officially adopted a new name: Second Story Community Homes and Services. The change was announced this evening during the 21st annual Empty Bowls fundraiser — the organization’s signature community event supporting affordable housing and essential services for individuals and families in Niagara.
A private/public partnership will see the development of 83 affordable and attainable rental units on two sites owned by the City of Welland. The project is being designed so that tenants can progress along the continuum of unit types and support levels as their independence grows over time.
Middle-class, low-income Niagara families impacted most by trade war: experts Amid the uncertainty and instability of a U.S.-Canada trade war initiated by tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, the impacts to vulnerable communities could be far-reaching. People living paycheque to paycheque or on government assistance programs are going to struggle more to survive, putting increased pressures on local food banks, experts say.
On Wednesday, March 5, 2025 we celebrated our 20th Anniversary of Empty Bowls at Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Conference Centre, St. Catharines.
On Wednesday October 16, 2024, in the Event Court at the Niagara Pen Centre Bethlehem Housing and Support Services will be hosting the 2nd Annual Country Harvest Soup Fest fundraiser fueled by Empty Bowls and presented by Essentials Cremation And Burial Services Inc. Save the date, its gonna be a great event! This event is a companion to our Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser in March and does not replace it, this is an opportunity to attend a similar event during the day and in the Fall. This is...
We are already looking forward to this year's Niagara Jeep Fest, taking place on September 15, 2024.
The Rotary Club of St. Catharines, in celebration of its 100th anniversary, has made a historic donation of $500,000 to address the community's need for affordable housing. Partnering with the Niagara Community Foundation and Bethlehem Housing and Support Services, they have established the Rotary Club of St. Catharines Bethlehem Housing & Support Services Rent Stabilization Fund. This endowment fund will support the Housing Affordability Assistance program (HAAP), which helps low-income fam...
On Wednesday, March 6, 2024 we celebrated our 19th Anniversary of Empty Bowls at The Americana Conference Centre, Niagara Falls. Watch the highlight video.
