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A Two-Pronged Approach
Law Enforcement agencies and prosecutors cooperate in weeding out violent crime and drug abuse; while seeding neighborhood restoration programs with social, economic, and educational opportunities. A community-oriented policing component bridges the weeding and seeding efforts. Through community policing, law enforcement agencies are able to obtain helpful information from area residents to assist in the weeding efforts while they aid residents in obtaining information about community revitalization and seeding resources.

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Community Participation
Communities that are empowered to solve their own problems function more effectively than communities that depend on services provided by outsiders. This initiative involves residents in the decision-making process and encourages broad citizen involvement. This will be more effective than those designed to simply provide services.

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Law Enforcement activities weed out violent offenders by coordinating and integrating the efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in designated high-crime neighborhoods. Law enforcement goals include the identification, arrest, prosecution, conviction and incarceration of violent criminals and drug traffickers operating in the Weed and Seed target area.

Community Policing establishes mutual trust between law enforcement and residents. It aims to raise the level of citizen and community involvement in crime prevention and intervention activities to solve drug-related problems in neighborhoods and enhance the level of community security.

Prevention/Intervention/Treatment addresses the needs of the community and helps prevent crime and violence by addressing the risk and protective factors associated with drug abuse, violence and crime.

Neighborhood Restoration element of the Weed and Seed strategy is designed to revitalize distressed neighborhoods and improve the quality of life in the target communities through economic development and a revitalization of the community=s health and wellness.

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Program Boundaries

The Weed & Seed boundaries are as follows: Pine Avenue to Cedar Avenue to Whirlpool Street to Deveaux Street to College Avenue to Hyde Park Blvd., Linwood Avenue, Robinson Drive, Porter Road, New Road, Packard Road. The following census tracts are enclosed fully within the Weed & Seed boundaries: 204, 205, 206, 207, 209 and 210. If you have questions about the boundaries, please phone the Weed & Seed Office at 285-4789 or 531-2580. All projects and activities funded through Weed and Seed must be used within the above boundary areas.

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Our Partners

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Contact Us

Site Location: (Open M-F 8:30am-4:30pm)
Renaissance Building
2616 Highland Avenue
Niagara Falls, New York 14305

Mailing Address:
Niagara Falls Weed and Seed
P.O. Box 273
Bridge Station
Niagara Falls, New York 14305

Phone: (716) 285-4789
Email: apbooker@nfha.org 
Fax: (716) 285-5685

* Operation Weed and Seed is administered by Office of Weed and Seed (OWS), Office of Justice Program (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice.

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Our Safe Havens

NFHA Doris W. Jones Family Resource Building maintains a theater, banquet hall and commercial kitchen which makes it well equipped to host a wide variety of activities such as small conferences, job training, sporting events and other cultural and educational programming. This building also houses Mount St. Mary's Neighborhood Health Center and the Niagara Falls City School District's Alternative School.

Contact Person: Annie Chapman

Location:
3001 Ninth Street
Niagara Falls, NY
14305

Phone: 716-285-5374

NFHA Packard Court Community Center serves the needs of the residents in Packard Court and the surrounding areas providing a safe and drug-free facility. Through the efforts of Weed and Seed, the Center will be offering additional activities and programs for people of all ages with a focus on educational and cultural enrichment. The 14,000 square foot facility has the space and accommodations to provide a wide array of programming activities. The Center is also fully accessible to individuals who are physically challenged.

Contact Person: Khaleelah Shareef

Location:
4300 Pine Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY
14301

Phone: 716-278-0228

Niagara Falls High School is only three years old. The new public, coed high school was designed to be a technological statement for the 21st century. Built to house 2,500 students in grades 9-12, the progressive high school complex consists of four academic houses designed to promote team teaching and to help students identify with a smaller academic and social group. Their state of the art educational, cultural and sports facilities will host many of our programs.

Contact Person: Sue Ross

Location:
4455 Porter Road
Niagara Falls, NY
14305

Phone: 716-278-0228

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Steering Committee Members