Citing funding reduction, COTS to lay off case managers

Rita Markley is the executive director of the Committee on Temporary Shelter, in Burlington. Courtesy photoA nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homelessness is laying off case managers who provide long-term help to families seeking to get back on their feet.
The Committee on Temporary Shelter, or COTS, in Burlington will lay off all five of its case managers — representing the equivalent of 4½ full-time positions — later this month.Rita Markley, the executive director