New Year’s Resolution and Action News 6ABC
As I stopped into a local Wawa (a great convenience store chain) I noticed an Action News 6ABC van in the parking lot. A reporter and cameraman were interviewing someone. After I got some cash from the ATM machine I went over and wished them a Happy New Year. It turns out the reporter was […]
Number of homeless in the United States
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes a Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. The number of homeless quoted here are from the report for 2009. To see the entire 189 page document click here. Homeless in the United States = 643,076 Homeless in Pennsylvania = 15,096 Homeless in Philadelphia = 5,798 Homeless in […]
Medical foot problems for the Homeless
Imagine having to wear the same pair of socks for a month…in the cold…or even in hot weather. Well, according to the Encyclopedia of Homelessness, “Foot problems in homeless people are compounded by long periods of walking and standing, by underlying chronic disease and by lack of proper footwear. Prolonged standing and walking can lead […]
Socks for the homeless in San Antonio
Brother Brian Wicks runs the Resurrection Ministries in San Antonio, Texas. A tradition down there is to fill socks with all sorts of goodies and hand them out to the homeless during the Christmas season. Here Brian is handing out the filled socks to grateful street people.
United Way’s Donor Choice Program
The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania has accepted The Joy of Sox into their Donor’s Choice Program! This is a big accomplishment and means that anyone can pick The Joy of Sox for their United Way contribution at work. So if your place of employment has a campaign for The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania […]
Costco supports The Joy of Sox
Costco joins the list of companies supporting The Joy of Sox. The warehouse in King of Prussia, PA sent a generous gift card. The gift card will be used to buy some much needed office supplies and equipment. What a nice Christmas surprise. Thanks Costco!
Children’s socks for needy little feet
Another great example of people helping people happened this morning. In this case it was volunteer children helping sort and pack children’s socks for homeless and needy children. The socks were collected at sock drives conducted at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA and The Montgomery School in Chester Springs, PA. The picture shows Kloe […]
Donations are just flying into The Joy of Sox
Generosity is amazing. Lots of people are donating cash and socks to help us with our mission of simply providing socks for the homeless. In this whimsical shot, portrait photographer Alex Bohn, captures founder Tom Costello Jr with sock donations just flying in.
National Socks for the Homeless Day – on Valentine’s Day
We are trying to institute a new national holiday: National Socks for the Homeless Day on Valentine’s Day. So in addition to giving your loved one flowers, candy and a card on Valentine’s Day we also want you to remember the homeless by donating a package of socks to a local shelter OR making a […]
Camden Riversharks supports The Joy of Sox
There are so many great people out there who embrace the mission of providing socks for the homeless, including the Camden Riversharks. The Riversharks are a minor league baseball team in Camden, NJ (just across the Delaware river from Philadelphia. This afternoon I met with Brian Frankowski, Group Account Manager, to discuss how we can […]