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About COTS: Founded in 1982, the Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS) is a private, nonprofit organization that provides emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing and comprehensive support services for Detroit’s homeless population. Its mission is to alleviate homelessness by offering an array of services, which enable people to achieve economic self-sufficiency and decent, affordable housing. COTS provides 55,000 shelter nights, 110,000 meals and places homeless people in 4,000 jobs annually. COTS also provides over 200 transitional and permanent supportive housing units for individuals and families as they stabilize their lives, learn important life skills and become self-sufficient.
The Need: On an average night in Detroit, more than 9,500 individuals and families are homeless. However, only 1,995 emergency shelter beds exist to serve this population. (Wayne State University, Research Group on Homelessness and Poverty, Dr. Paul Toro, 2002)
The largest growing population of the homeless is homeless families. At COTS, 23% of shelter guests are children who enter the shelter with their families.
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The Need: On an average night in Detroit, more than 9,500 individuals and families are homeless. However, only 1,995 emergency shelter beds exist to serve this population. (Wayne State University, Research Group on Homelessness and Poverty, Dr. Paul Toro, 2002)
The largest growing population of the homeless is homeless families. At COTS, 23% of shelter guests are children who enter the shelter with their families.
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