NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WKBW) — The first Feed the Falls event happened this weekend in Niagara Falls.
Every Christmas and Thanksgiving, Niagara Gospel Mission provides food and clothing to people in need. This year, they're trying something new.
Executive Director John Cooper's goal was to give out 1,500 hot dogs and clothing to the 500 women, men and children who participated.
"There's a need. Our clothing closet is packed throughout the week. We do a free clothing closet and free dinners," John Cooper said. "We thought, why don't we do a day where we try to meet the needs for a day. So, this is an unlimited day that we can hand out clothes. This is one of the poorer zip codes in all of Western New York here in Niagara Falls, and we love being in the middle of the need to serve the needs of the people with the love of Christ."
Cooper tells us they're hosting a career and social services fair on August 21. You can learn more online here.
