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    Committee on Temporary Shelter

    Mission

    Mission Statement: COTS provides emergency shelter, services, and housing for people who are homeless or marginally housed in Vermont. COTS advocates for long-term solutions to end homelessness. <br><br>Core Values: 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. <br><br>The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) is the largest service provider for the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless in Vermont. COTS is a private nonprofit, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.<br><br>The nationally recognized nonprofit operates two family shelters, an overnight shelter and a daytime shelter for single adults, and four facilities providing permanent and transitional housing. The COTS Housing Resource Center is a homelessness prevention program that helps households in financial crisis avert homelessness or move more quickly into housing.

    Burlington VT | EIN: 03-0285606
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    501(c)(3) organization
    P.O. Box 1616,
    Burlington VT 05402
    https://www.cotsonline.org/
    802-864-7402

    Committee on Temporary Shelter

    Mission

    Mission Statement: COTS provides emergency shelter, services, and housing for people who are homeless or marginally housed in Vermont. COTS advocates for long-term solutions to end homelessness. <br><br>Core Values: 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. <br><br>The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) is the largest service provider for the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless in Vermont. COTS is a private nonprofit, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.<br><br>The nationally recognized nonprofit operates two family shelters, an overnight shelter and a daytime shelter for single adults, and four facilities providing permanent and transitional housing. The COTS Housing Resource Center is a homelessness prevention program that helps households in financial crisis avert homelessness or move more quickly into housing.

    Burlington VT | EIN: 03-0285606
    Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
    501(c)(3) organization
    P.O. Box 1616,
    Burlington VT 05402
    https://www.cotsonline.org/
    802-864-7402

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    Accountability Panel
    ScoreMetric
    100%
    Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes
    100%
    No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes
    100%
    Financial Statements:Yes
    100%
    Audit Oversight Committee:Yes
    100%
    No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes
    100%
    Records Retention Policy:Yes
    100%
    Tax Form Disclosed on Website:Yes
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