Order of Eastern Star holds sock hop to benefit the homeless and The Joy of Sox
The Order of Eastern Star held a sock hop in Valley Forge, PA. Members were asked to bring new socks for the homeless to benefit the nonprofit The Joy Of Sox. Rowinea (Ro) Wooten was co-chair of the event for the Deborah Grand Chapter and did a spectacular job organizing their event. Over 400 pairs […]
The way we think about charity is wrong – rethinking nonprofit fundraising
Why, in the for-profit world can a company spend tons on marketing and advertising in order to make tons on their product, yet… in the nonprofit world it is almost considered criminal if they even say the words marketing and advertising? Below is a great TED talk given by Dan Pallotta that addresses the “discrimination” […]
Charms Inc collects new socks for the homeless
A special thanks to Pat Matthews and her local Charms Incorporated group for holding a sock drive for The Joy of Sox. This is the second year in a row that they have collected new socks for the homeless! Lot of new socks The over 800 pairs of new socks will be distributed to the […]
Map of facilities for the homeless around Philadelphia
Someone asked about the locations of homeless shelters around Philly. So here is what we use – a map. The pins in the map represent the location of facilities in Philly where The Joy of Sox either presently provides new socks, or plans to provide new socks. The map is actually a lot bigger and […]
Comcast collects new socks for the homeless
A special thanks to Samantha McDevitt at Comcast for organizing a sock drive for us for their Comcast Cares program!! Lots of new socks Two service centers, Aston, PA and Vorhees, NJ, collected over 3,000 pairs of new socks for The Joy of Sox. These new socks will be distributed to the homeless of the region […]
The Joy of Sox earns Guidestar’s Bronze Seal
This is really a great thing! Today The Joy of Sox received the GuideStar Exchange’s Bronze Participant level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc, the premier source of nonprofit information. This level demonstrates The Joy of Sox’s deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability. We have worked hard to […]
New York State Resolution – Socks for the Homeless Day
The New York State Legislature passed a Resolution declaring February 14th, Valentine’s Day, as Socks for the Homeless Day. This is really cool…and important. Why important? Well most people are generous between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. But come the new year donations come to an abrupt stop. The idea of the resolution […]
More Stories From The Streets
Eye-opening stories about the importance of new socks for the homeless have been added to our Stories From The Streets page. Read what homeless people Kiwi, Christine, Darlene, Daniel, Has, Ruth and William have to say about the important of new socks. There are 11 short interviews in all. Here are quotes from two of […]
Sock Drive Daily Count Basket in a K-8 School
A basket to collect new socks during a sock drive. Very cool! St. Thomas the Apostle school in Glen Mills, PA used a plastic basket to help collect new socks for the homeless.
Wrong (and very low) Number of Homeless Reported by HUD
According to Kathy at the Hospitality Center in Norristown, PA they served between 1,000 – 1,200 distinct clients at their shelter in the last year. Yet according to HUD’s 20111 Point in Time Estimate of Homeless (12/2011), page 21, there are only 410 homeless in the Norristown area. What’s wrong with this picture?? What’s wrong […]
