Coldest Night of the Year 2025

Coldest Night of the Year

*Want to go for a Walk?*

Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) is a winterrific, family-friendly fundraising walk that takes place every year in participating cities all over the U.S. and Canada on the last Saturday in February.  2025 was WATTS’ third year hosting the event for Winchester, VA with over 600 walkers coming out to participate!  It’s a night to step outside the warmth and comforts of home in solidarity with those who don’t have a place to call home.  Even though CNOY is a national walk, the money raised stays with local charities who serve people experiencing homelessness, hunger, and hurt.  WATTS is the charity partner for CNOY Winchester and over $97,000 has been raised so far to benefit WATTS in CNOY 25!

Donations are still being accepted through March 31!

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THANK YOU for walking and fundraising to help the men and women we serve in Winchester, Frederick, and Clarke Counties – you are bringing hope and light ♥

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Check out our 2025 recap, courtesy of Jonathan Harbaugh!

**Walk in Winchester, VA for WATTS**

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 safe, temporary shelter during extreme weather.

In 2009, a group of faith-based leaders recognized there was a population of homeless adults who do not qualify for admission to other local shelter programs. 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. Since that time, WATTS has grown and expanded to meet the needs of homeless individuals in our area. 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.