COTS' Stories of Hope

Together, We Create a Lasting Impact.

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Angela’s Story
03/22/2019
The light’s best in the kitchen, so Angela’s cello is...
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Meet your COTS team member, Margie Popp
01/24/2019
This month meet... Margie Popp, COTS’ longest-serving volunteer and Lead...
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Top 10 Moments of 2018
01/02/2019
10. COTS is honored to help in fire recovery The Laure Reichek...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: Business supporters
01/01/2019
3. Business supporters “Mankind was my business,” Marley told Scrooge....
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: Landlords step up!
01/01/2019
2. Landlords step up! Rents are high in Sonoma County...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: Diana Morales wins the COTS Board President’s Award
01/01/2019
1. Diana Morales wins the COTS Board President’s Award The...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: COTS is honored to help in fire recovery
12/31/2018
10. COTS is honored to help in fire recovery Like...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: When people are housed, we all benefit
12/31/2018
9. When people are housed, we all benefit Rebekah Sammet...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: COTS helps people stay housed
12/31/2018
8. COTS helps people stay housed “Find housing. Keep housing.”...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: 30 years of community
12/31/2018
7. 30 years of community “Thank you for being there,”...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: Volunteers keep our doors open
12/31/2018
6. Volunteers keep our doors open Volunteers started COTS 30...
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The Top 10 Moments of 2018: Spirits that won’t quit
12/31/2018
5. Spirits that won’t quit “I thought this place would...
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