The kitchen at the Daystation will be undergoing significant renovations to better accommodate our volunteers and serve our guests. Every meal served creates an opportunity for connection, support, and stability for our guests experiencing homelessness. At the Daystation, a shared meal often becomes the first step toward housing navigation, recovery support, healthcare access, employment assistance, and permanent housing.
We are looking for sponsors for our annual Back to School Bonanza, a free community event that helps Vermont students experiencing homelessness and financial hardship begin the school year prepared, confident, and excited to learn.
We believe in the value and dignity of every human life, that housing is a fundamental human right and that emergency shelter is not the solution to homelessness.
COTS advocates for long-term solutions to end homelessness and provides emergency shelter, services, and long-term housing for people who are experiencing homelessness or are marginally housed.
Support for those experiencing homelessness from financial assistance and emergency shelter to housing navigation and long-term housing solutions.
COTS is the largest provider of housing & homelessness prevention services in Vermont. Last year we helped 1,366 people, including 317 children.
Our leadership team and Board of Directors bring a wealth of varied experience to best serve our community.
Receive personalized help for your immediate shelter, resources and support needs.
Make a difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness.
We operate 95 units of transitional housing and affordable permanent housing in the Burlington and Winooski areas to provide vital support to individuals experiencing homelessness in the area.
Take action against homelessness in Vermont. We offer multiple ways for you to help support our mission.
Donate - Give online or by phone, mail, or EFT.
Wish List - Help fulfill the COTS wish list by donating hygiene items in person or on our Amazon Wishlist.
Alternative Giving - Hold a facebook fundraiser or purchase Cookies for Good to benefit COTS.
You can volunteer for COTS in many ways, and we appreciate all types of skills and areas of expertise. COTS volunteer needs are constantly changing, so if you’d like to stay up to date on our volunteer opportunities, we encourage you to fill out our brief volunteer application!
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Our annual back-to-school event brings local families together for backpacks, school supplies, clothing, books, haircuts, family photos, community resources, food, ice cream, and plenty of fun. Thanks to our generous volunteers, donors, and community partners, children can head into the new school year feeling prepared, confident, and celebrated.
The 2026 COTS Walk has come to a close, and we are so thankful to all of you for making it happen!
The New Year invites both reflection and hope. It is a time to look back on what we accomplished and to look ahead to what is possible. As we reflect on the past year, we are struck first and foremost by the scale of what our community achieved together.