Villanova Alumni Magazine runs story on The Joy of Sox (socks for the homeless)
This is really humbling. My undergraduate alma mater, Villanova University included my nonprofit, The Joy of Sox, in their Spring 2011 issue on service. What started out as an attempt to help out at a soup kitchen in Philly has really taken off. And I’d like to thanks Father Peter for the introduction, and Mercedes […]
A homeless man on crutches
The other day a friend told me about a homeless man he knew, but hadn’t seen him in a while. When he saw the man again the man was using crutches. My friend asked, “What happened?” . The homeless man went on to tell that he was walking around (as the homeless do to get […]
What Is a Social Entrepreneur?
This is a little long…but hopefully worthwhile. From what I have observed in the passionate dedicated people I’ve met in the nonprofit world is a special “attitude.” I really couldn’t put my finger on it, until I came across this article entitled “What is a Social Entrepreneur?” So whether your mission is socks for the […]
The Joy of Sox had an exhibit at Center on Central
Isn’t collaboration great? Last week, to celebrate Tom’s Shoes, One Day Without Shoes awareness day, we set up a display exhibit in The Center on Central, in Paoli, PA. Britta Winans was on hand to talk about all the good work we do in helping provide socks for the homeless. She even developed a […]
Sock pairing party at Shir Ami Congregation nets 853 pairs for the homeless
Tonight we had a really nice event – a sock sorting party at the Shir Ami Congregation in Newtown, PA. The event was organized by Gail Rose, and among the adult helpers that agreed to be photographed, were Rachel and Holly. The amazing thing was that 18 or so “energetic” third graders, and a handful […]
What does a hello mean for a homeless man? “You gave me dignity”
Yesterday afternoon I was in Philly delivering some socks. I was talking to Gerry at St. John’s Hospice and there was a homeless man, I believe his name was Nate, a few feet away. Nate made eye contact with us. Gerry said hello and shook his hand. I said hi and also shook his hand. […]
Socks for the homeless to Tucson, AZ
The other day Wayne emailed me with a question about socks. He runs MAN Tucson.org. It’s a city wide men’s ministry that he founded to help care for the homeless in Tucson, AZ. They are not a ministry of a single local church, instead they are a Men’s Accountability Network that serves all churches in […]
Joy The Sock Puppet™, is our Official Spokes-Puppet
This is really exciting news!! Joy the Sock Puppet™, is now the official Spokes-Puppet for The Joy of Sox. She is excited about her role, but still a little shy because she does not have a voice yet. But she is fearless. She is already working on a series of videos for YouTube talking about […]
Partnering with JeffHOPE
JeffHOPE is a constellation of student-run free clinics run by Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. JeffHOPE passionately commits to treating the underserved men, women, and children of Philadelphia, embracing the values of kindness, equality, and excellence. They accomplish this mission by providing free, quality care to all, through student-run clinics; educating their patients on their […]
3,550 pairs of socks sorted for the homeless
On Sunday March 19, several volunteers helped organize and sort 3,550 pairs of socks for the homeless. These socks were recently collected from various school sock drives around the Philadelphia area. The socks were sorted into bags of men’s, women’s and children’s socks. The children’s socks were sorted for ages 0 – 5 and 6 […]