Help our neighbors stay safely housed and warm this winter.
Walk for Warmth: Providing Emergency Fuel & Housing Stability
The Windham Area Interfaith Ministry invites you to our annual Walk for Warmth on Sunday, November 22, 2026 starting at 12:30 at Temple Bnai Israel in Willimantic. Windham area residents participate in WAIM’s Walk for Warmth because they believe their neighbors shouldn’t be cold. All proceeds support WAIM’s emergency housing and utilities fund, which help working-class families stay housed, warm, and together despite financial emergencies. Click here to register.
- Hundreds of low-income families, including many children in the region, confront the depletion of their deliverable fuel supply or the discontinuation of their electric or gas service every year - WAIM is there to assist.
- Energy crises are one of the contributing factors of homelessness in our area.
- Families who lose electric, gas, or oil service are also in danger of losing custody of their children.
- Funds donated to the WAIM Private Energy Assistance program go directly to helping WAIM’s clients with emergency needs. Most of these funds are raised during the annual Walk for Warmth.
- YOU CAN HELP us to ensure that our neighbors can live in heated homes with warm showers and hot meals throughout the coldest season of the year.
2026 Event Information:
When
Sunday, November 22, 2026
In-person registration: 12:30
Interfaith service: 1:30
Walk begins: 2:15
Where
Temple Bnai Israel, 383 Jackson St., Willimantic, CT 06226
Register
- Online Registration (strongly encouraged)
- Day-of Registration
- Temple Bnai Israel
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm
If you won’t be at the walk but want to donate
Checks should be addressed and mailed to:
WAIM WFW
WAIM, PO Box 221,
Willimantic, CT 06226
Thank you in advance for your support!
Walk for Warmth
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