COTS Walk

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! For more information, read or print our Walker Packet.

2023 Walker Packet

Save the Date!

The 2023 Walk is over but come back later this year to check for 2024 dates!

When: First Sunday of May

Where: Battery Park

Registration: begins at 1pm

Walk time: begins at 2pm

Who Walks?

About 2,000 walkers of all ages, from businesses, schools, social and religious organizations, and neighborhoods come together from all over the region to participate in the annual COTS Walk.

Why Walk?

• To raise public awareness about homelessness in our community and to raise money.
• To support COTS shelters and services for Vermonters who are homeless or are at risk of losing their homes.