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Church Street Marketplace creates ‘Positive Change’
Church Street Marketplace Executive Director Ron Redmond and COTS Executive Director Rita Markley unveil the new Positive Change change collectors. BURLINGTON – The Committee on Temporary Shelter...
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Create a Holiday Family Basket for Guests in Shelter
Are you looking for a way to get involved with COTS this holiday season? Interested in donating items to folks in need staying at COTS shelters? Consider creating a holiday donation basket for...
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#GivingTuesday: COTS teams up with Intervale Center
In conjunction with City Market’s Annual Tree Sale and December’s Rally for Change, COTS and the Intervale Center are teaming up on #GivingTuesday. When you donate to both COTS and the Intervale...
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Vermont Coffee Company issues $25K Challenge Match to raise funds to help
MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Coffee Company announced today two $25,000 donation challenges ($50,000 total) to raise money for local food shelves and homeless shelters, including COTS. The Middlebury company...
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If these walls could talk
Our 95 North Avenue building’s story is part of Burlington’s history In 1893, COTS’ 95 North Avenue building opened with Frank Riley running a grocery store at this address. In 1902, George Saiger...
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What is a Virtual COTS Walk?
24 days — that’s how many days we have to reach our COTS Walk goal of $235,000. We cannot do that without you. With the global health crisis and economic fallout, the need for COTS’ services has never...
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Rebecca Kinkead: ‘Neighbors’ at the Daystation
Cornwall artist paints people of COTS into her project Artist Rebecca Kinkead paints a portrait of a guest at the COTS Daystation. Cornwall painter Rebecca Kinkead visited the COTS Daystation for a...
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Helping Kids Start School Strong
COTS recently kicked off its 4th Annual #172vt Back-to-School Backpack Drive at the Lake Monsters game. Thanks to help from KeyBank, Staples, Rhino Foods and, of course, Champ, the benefit got off to...
View ArticleHunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is taking place November 13-21 this year. Throughout the week, COTS will be raising awareness around hunger and homelessness along with organizations and...
View ArticleCandlelight Vigil Happening In-Person This Year
COTS annual candlelight vigil will be taking place Tuesday, December 21 at 5:30 PM in front of Burlington City Hall. This is the same day as the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, and is...
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