Round Hill UMC
2020-02-22 18:30 - 2020-02-29 07:00 (America/New_York) | Round Hill UMC, 2993 Northwestern Turnpike, Winchester, Virginia, 22603
Bus pick-up is at 6:30pm each day at 21 W. Cecil Street. Bus drop-off is at 112 South Kent Street.

Stephens City UMC
2020-02-29 18:30 - 2020-03-07 07:00 | Stephens City UMC, 5291 Main Street, Stephens City, Virginia, 22655

WINCOG
2020-03-07 18:30 - 2020-03-14 07:00 | WINCOG, Frederick Pike, Winchester, Virginia, 22603

Macedonia
2020-03-14 18:30 - 2020-03-21 07:00 | Macedonia, 1941 Macedonia Church Road, White Post, Virginia, 22663

First Christian
2020-03-21 18:30 - 2020-03-28 07:00 | First Christian, 75 Merrimans Lane, Winchester, Virginia, 22601

Welltown UMC
2020-11-07 - 2020-11-14 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Market Street
2020-11-14 - 2020-11-21 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

UMM
2020-11-21 - 2020-11-28 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Burnt Factory UMC
2020-11-28 - 2020-12-05 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Bethel Lutheran
2020-12-05 - 2020-12-12 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

What's New Worship
2020-12-12 - 2020-12-19 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Beth El Congregation
2020-12-19 - 2020-12-26 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Opequon Presbyterian
2020-12-26 - 2021-01-02 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Grace Lutheran
2021-01-02 - 2021-01-09 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Braddock Street UMC
2021-01-09 - 2021-01-16 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Ruritan Hall At Clarke County Fairgrounds
2021-01-16 - 2021-01-23 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

First Presbyterian
2021-01-23 - 2021-01-30 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Christ Episcopal
2021-01-30 - 2021-02-06 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Calvary Baptist
2021-02-06 - 2021-02-13 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

First Baptist
2021-02-13 - 2021-02-20 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Round Hill UMC
2021-02-20 - 2021-02-27 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Stephens City UMC
2021-02-27 - 2021-03-06 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

WINCOG
2021-03-06 - 2021-03-13 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Macedonia UMC
2021-03-13 - 2021-03-20 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

First Christian
2021-03-20 - 2021-03-27 | WATTS, 308 N. Braddock Street, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States

Paint Night at Easely Created
2022-07-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Easily Created, 47 W Boscawen St, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States
A fundraiser for WATTS Cooling Center
Click here to sign up

3rd Annual Fundraiser
2022-10-01 17:00 - 22:00 | Bowling Green Country Club, 838 Bowling Green Rd, Front Royal, VA, 22630, United States
Our annual fundraiser is a fun evening with dinner, live music, cash bar, dancing, raffles, awards, and more, where we recognize all the volunteers, churches, community organizations, and businesses who make WATTS a success each and every season. The event is also the major means through which we secure necessary funding for our organization and the upcoming shelter season.
WATTS is truly a community effort in the fight against homelessness. Donations from generous individuals, churches, community organizations, businesses, and foundations, in combination with successful fundraising efforts are the life-blood that allows us to continue our mission and keep expanding our services.
Click here to purchase a ticket.
If you would like to donate a basket or gift card, please contact Robyn Miller, execdirector@watts-homelessshelter.org.

Battlefield Half Marathon
2022-11-05 08:00 - 12:00 | Kernstown Battlefield, 610 Battle Park Drive, Winchester, VA, 22601, United States
WATTS is proud to be the Race Partner for Frederick County Parks and Rec’s Battlefield Half Marathon & Relays!
“Experience all the beauty of fall in the Shenandoah Valley running in the area’s premier half marathon and relays. At 13.1 miles the race is welcoming for casual runners but still provides a challenge for more seasoned participants. The starting line is located in historic Kernstown Battlefield with the majority of the course following scenic Middle Road and country roads through Frederick County.
Not up for doing all of the 13.1 miles on your own? Grab a group of friends or co-workers and put together a two or four person relay team and come join the fun. This event is truly for everyone!”
Click here to sign up.
Click here to volunteer.

Welltown UMC WATTS Week
2022-11-06 08:00 - 2022-11-12 17:00 | Welltown UMC, 1444 Welltown Road, Clear Brook, VA, 22625
Our 14th week of WATTS begins November 5th, and our first host needs help with breakfast volunteers for our first week. The host is Welltown United Methodist Church, 1444 Welltown Road, Clear Brook. Breakfast includes serving guests coffee and breakfast items.
We also need breakfast food. If you would like to donate food, please sign up what you would like to prepare or donate.
If you have questions, please call Jen McGilloway at (732) 859-4459.
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

4th Annual Fundraiser - "An Evening of Caring & Sharing"
2023-09-16 17:00 - 23:00 | Winchester Moose Lodge 1283, 215 E. Cork Street, Winchester, 22601
*Thank You to our 2023 Sponsors!*

WATTS 4th Annual Fundraiser – Our annual fundraiser is here again! Join us on Saturday, September 16, 2023 from 5pm to 11pm at Winchester Moose Lodge, upstairs banquet room, for a fun evening where we recognize all the volunteers, churches, community organizations, and businesses who make WATTS a success each and every season! The food promises to be delicious, the music will be lit, and you can dance, mingle, and raffle your way through the evening. It was a BLAST last year, so we hope you’ll join us again and bring a friend or two! This event is the major means through which we secure necessary funding for WATTS and the upcoming overnight shelter season.

GOOD TIME~GREAT CAUSE
Dinner
Live Music by Shag
Dancing
Cash Bar
Raffles
Live Auction
Guest Speakers
Awards
Networking
Selfie Station
Casual Attire

Tickets $50 – on sale NOW!
—> Click here to purchase a ticket <—

*SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE!*

Interested in becoming a sponsor for the 4th Annual Fundraiser “An Evening of Caring & Sharing” to advertise your business or organization? Reach out to us today! We have many different levels available each with varying benefits so you can choose what works for you!

$5,000 Title Sponsor
$2,500 Signage Sponsor
$1,250 Raffle Sponsor
$600 Table Sponsor
$300 Ticket Sponsor

**Also accepting donations of full raffle baskets, items for a basket, business services, gift cards, etc. for our raffles!**

Please contact Executive Director, Robyn Miller, by emailing execdirector@watts-homelessshelter.org or calling (540) 514-7218 to coordinate your sponsorship and/or donations.

**More about WATTS**
Our mission began with providing safe, temporary, overnight, cold-weather shelter for homeless individuals. Our overnight shelter operates from November through March each year with our guests receiving the hospitality of churches and other community organizations who provide their buildings for shelter and also make sure guests have a nice dinner as well as breakfast the next morning. Primarily, WATTS serves individuals from Winchester, Frederick, and Clarke counties, but our doors are open to ANY homeless person needing help, with many of our guests coming from neighboring Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley, and Jefferson counties.

During the pandemic, WATTS continued to operate without any lapse in our regularly offered services. In fact, in the past few years, WATTS has actually expanded the services we offer. In 2020, we envisioned and succeeded in opening a wintertime Warming Center where homeless individuals could go during the day to warm up, get snacks and water, use a restroom, and have other basic needs met. The Warming Center was so successful that we have continued to offer it each year since! Similar to the Warming Center, during the summer of 2021 WATTS further expanded our services and opened a daytime Cooling Center in response to weather extremes of heat and rain. Once again, we found that it met a great need within our community, so we have continued that service as well.

Over the years we’ve found that oftentimes the five months when we operate the overnight shelter is not enough time to help someone who is homeless with getting out of homelessness. Many have lost everything, including vital records and identification. Rebuilding a life and navigating the various agencies is tricky and complex, which is why WATTS saw a need to expand our services further and create our Transition Support Staff (TSS) team. This team of incredibly passionate and dedicated people work year-round to help our guests with such things as obtaining birth certificates and identification, assisting with job applications, forms for Centralized Housing Intake, and apartments, applying for Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP benefits, information and placement in drug and alcohol detox/rehabilitation programs, and much, much more. All of these services are crucial to setting our guests on the path to a safe, stable future.

Homelessness isn’t just the problem of a few; most people today are only one or two catastrophic events away from becoming homeless and once you’re homeless, getting out is extremely difficult. WATTS is truly a community effort in the fight against homelessness. Donations from generous individuals, churches, community organizations, businesses, and foundations, in combination with successful fundraising efforts are the lifeblood that allows us to continue our mission and keep expanding our services. We couldn’t do it without you, and we earnestly appreciate your support, partnership, and heart for the homeless in our community.
