5th Annual Fundraiser – “An Evening of Caring & Sharing”

Our annual fundraiser is here again! Join us for a fun evening to learn about WATTS, hear about past successes and the churches and friends who made them so, and find out about WATTS future plans!  The food promises to be delicious, we’ll have a DJ keeping it lively, cash bar, fun selfie station, and you can dance, mingle, and raffle your way through the evening.  We hope you’ll join us and bring a friend or two!

DATE: Saturday, October 19, 2024
TIME:  5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
PLACE: Elks Lodge 867 – Banquet Room
(466 Front Royal Pike, Winchester VA)

GOOD TIME~GREAT CAUSE

Dinner
DJ & Dancing
Cash Bar
Raffles
Live Auction
Selfie Station
Awards
Guest Speakers
and more!

THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS!

WATTS’s mission is to break the cycle of homelessness one life at a time. We empower individuals to re-enter the workforce and connect individuals to the resources needed to be as self-sufficient as possible while providing a safe, temporary shelter during extreme weather.

In 2009, a group of faith-based leaders came together when they recognized there was a population of homeless adults in our area who did not qualify for admission to other local shelter programs due to barriers. Realizing these folks would be sleeping outside during the coldest weeks of winter and seeing a solution with their warm church buildings which were empty at night, WATTS was born as the area’s low-barrier shelter. Since that time, WATTS has grown and expanded to meet the needs of homeless individuals in Winchester, Frederick, and Clarke County. Today, we provide 21 weeks of overnight shelter from November to March, along with a daytime Warming Center in the winter, and a daytime Cooling Center in the summer. We’ve also added our Transition Out of Homelessness Program, with staff members who work year-round to assist guests in ending their homelessness.

WATTS is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, federal tax ID number 27-1325266.  All donations are tax deductible.