Top Rated Nonprofit Award for The Joy of Sox
The Joy of Sox®, was just awarded TOP-RATED NONPROFIT for 2016 by GreatNonprofits!! “This is really awesome,” says Tom Costello Jr, founder and Chief Sock Person. He continues, “This would not be possible if it weren’t for our great volunteers and donors. They make it all possible – thanks so very much.” What Are the […]
Improved website security – HTTPS and Green Lock
The Joy of Sox®, a nonprofit that provides new socks for the homeless, recently upgraded the security on its website. Their site, TheJoyOfSox.org, now has HTTPS and a GREEN padlock in the address bar! What does this mean and why does it matter? Simply, it means the website is encrypted and secure. That protects any […]
The Joy of Sox received GuideStar’s Gold Participation level
This is really a great thing! Today The Joy of Sox received the GuideStar Exchange’s Gold 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 showcase our […]
The Joy of Sox and JeffHOPE at Our Brothers Place
The mission of The Joy of Sox is to give joy to the homeless by giving them new socks. On Thursday March 3rd Tom Costello, Jr, founder and Chief Sock Person, made another deliver of new socks to Our Brother’s Place (OBP), a homeless shelter in Philadelphia. Lou Baldwin (writer) and Sarah Webb (photographer) from […]
Socks for Needle Exchange Program for Homeless and Needy
What a way to start the New Year! The Joy of Sox®, a nonprofit that gives joy to the homeless by giving them new socks, donated 1,916 pairs of new socks on January 2nd to Prevention Point and JeffHOPE. Prevention Point is a wonderful organization that among other things runs a needle exchange program for […]
Year end metrics
Since the mission of The Joy of Sox is to give joy to the homeless by giving them new socks I thought I’d share some of the metrics involved in doing this. 162,393 – Pairs of new socks given to the homeless 40,001 – Pairs of new socks donated this year 1,832 – People who […]
Want to really help the homeless this holiday season? Donate new socks!
Want to really help the homeless this holiday season? Donate new socks! They’re among the most needed items at shelters. This is a very nice article by Michelle Woo of Reddit’s Upvoted. Thanks so much Michelle! “Being without socks, especially during the cold and wet season, can lead to all sorts of foot ailments: blisters, […]
Sometimes socks can be more important than food
This is true. There are many soup kitchen and food pantries available of those on the streets. But there are no place to get new socks. That’s the niche we fill. Kiwi says it best… “Hello, my name is Kiwi, and you don’t realize it, but sometimes socks can be more important than bringing people food because […]
Map of places The Joy of Sox has sent new socks for the homeless
We just published a map of the places The Joy of Sox has sent new socks for the homeless. This is a new tool for us and we realize that it may not be completely accurate. So if you seen any errors or omissions please contact us. And of course, if you have any comments […]
The Joy of Sox Honored as Top-Rated by GreatNonprofits
This is really awesome!! And a very special thanks to all our board members, donors, volunteers and clients who helped make this possible. The Joy of Sox® Honored as 2015 TOP-RATED Nonprofit By GreatNonprofits.org The Award is Based on Positive Online Reviews The Joy of Sox has been honored with a prestigious 2105 Top-Rated Award […]
