Recently COTS received an unexpected donation in the mail, with a letter of explanation enclosed. The letter explained that the donation came from a graduating student, who won an award, and chose to donate the award to COTS. Thankfully, our attempts to reach the student… Read More
July 26, 2019 CAMPUS OF CHANGE Ending Homelessness in the Fox Valley Once upon a time, not that long ago actually, a young man named “Nick” came to COTS. He didn’t have a job, he didn’t have a home, he was hungry and sick, he… Read More
COTS Campus of Change April 17, 2019 The day the Lord created hope is probably the same day he created Spring. – Bernard Williams “June” came to COTS with hope of finding a better life. She had already completed a drug and alcohol treatment program.… Read More
Save the Dates: February 17 – March 10, 2019! The Family Radio Network’s annual“Help for the Homeless” Hygiene Drive 265 Fox Cities businesses, churches and schools participated in The Family Radio Network’s annual “Help for the Homeless” (H4H) hygiene drive in spring 2018 – donating… Read More
COTS staff and residents were dreaming of a White Christmas…just like the ones we used to know… …however, Mother Nature had other plans. Yet, though the snow was not billowing over the river and through the woods, the fun and camaraderie were in abundance at the COTS annual… Read More
COTS Campus of Change December 17, 2018 Acting on Good Intentions –the “Merry & Bright” of Your Holiday Giving Acting on good intentions makes people feel fulfilled – it fuels our need to be in service to others. Because our generous donors act on their good intentions,… Read More
Thanks to all our wonderful donors, we successfully raised enough to meet the $25,000 Matching Grant through the Jack J. and Ethel D. Keller Fund of the Community Foundation! The HVAC improvements and infrastructure updates are essential to provide a stable, healthy and comfortable living… Read More
Announcing Match Grant Results Many answered the call to donate toward our match challenge from the William J. and Barbara A. Schmidt Family Foundation. With the help of our generous supporters we met our match grant goal of $50K!! Because of your kindness, we are… Read More
From the March/April 2018 e-Newsletter: Sacred Heart Match UPDATE We are making great progress in meeting our match challenge from the William J. and Barbara A. Schmidt Family Foundation. To date we have collected over $30,000 toward the $50,000 match. By sending your donation in to… Read More
From the February 2018 e-Newsletter COTS on the Sacred Heart Campus 1312 S. Monroe St. Renovations and More… The renovations continue at the COTS 1312 S. Monroe Street building on the Sacred Heart campus. Making the space ready to serve individuals and families in the upcoming year… Read More