Our annual COTS Walk is on Sunday, May 5th this year! We couldn't run this event without you. The fundraising from this event makes it possible to provide our services. We truly appreciate your help.
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About the Walk
Founded in 1988, the COTS Walk is one of our oldest and most important peer-to-peer fundraisers. Every year around 2,000 walkers of all ages from businesses, schools, religious organizations, and neighborhoods come together from all over the region to participate. The Walk begins and ends in Battery Park with music, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, and fun activities. This family-friendly event guides Walkers along a 3.6-mile route through downtown Burlington visiting some of the shelters and facilities that COTS operates. At this event, COTS seeks to illustrate the path a person experiencing homelessness might take when utilizing COTS services to educate our community about homelessness in our region. Bring your friends, family, coworkers, dogs, and strollers…All are welcome!New on the route this year... We are super excited to share that construction will be complete on our new Main Street Family Housing, colocated with our Main Street Family Shelter. This year, you will be able to see this multi-family apartment building that will provide 16 units of permanent, deeply affordable housing for families who have formerly experienced homelessness in our community.
