Support Jonathan's COTS Walk!
Hi!
COTS, or Committee on Temporary Shelter, is a misleading name. Each night, we do have 43 individuals staying with us in emergency shelter, and each night, we have 15 families staying with us in emergency shelter. We also own and operate 93 units of permanent, affordable housing that is specifically for those who have experienced homelessness, and have 16 more units dedicated to families under construction as we speak. So on any given night of the year, over 200 people are under a COTS roof.
Every day, 65 people visit our Daystation drop-in center for a shower, a warm meal, laundry, a haircut, and connection to our awesome staff to help create a housing plan. That's 280 unique individuals in a year, 280 of our neighbors who are in dire need of help and housing.
Each year, over two hundred households were re-housed or their homelessness was prevented by our Housing Resource Center. 390 households living in emergency motels were served over the course of the year by our Motel Outreach Team, who literally met people where they are and help them get into housing of their own. And last year, over 350 families received school supplies and other assistance to help get kids off to a good start in their school year with our back to School Bonanza.
This work is made possible by generous donors like you.
The COTS Walk is one of our largest fund raisers, but is also one of our largest, most visible, awareness-raisers to educate our community about the trauma of experiencing homelessness, and the programs and facilities that COTS offers to those in need.
More information about COTS and the COTS Walk is available at https://cotsonline.org/.
Thanks to the Walk sponsors, EVERY DOLLAR raised through the COTS Walk supports shelter and services for families and individuals in crisis.
Please support me in raising money for COTS! You can write a check made out to COTS, give cash, or donate through this page right now! The process is fast, easy, and secure. If you would prefer, you can send your contribution to the address listed below.
Whatever you can give will help - it all adds up! I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.
Thank you again for considering a gift of support!
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