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 […]
Martin Luther King Day of Service project
For this year’s Martin Luther King Day of Service 12 students from Villanova University sorted and packed 4,782 pairs of new socks for the homeless in the morning. After lunch they distributed 2,040 pairs of new socks to facilities in the Philadelphia area. Great job guys – thanks so much for your help! Ignite change. […]
PHL17’s Steve Highsmith & Tom Costello Jr – The Joy of Sox (new socks for the homeless)
PHL17’s Steve Highsmith interviewed Tom Costello Jr, Chief Sock Person at The Joy of Sox on the station’s InFocus show. Steve and Tom talked about The Joy of Sox’s mission of providing new socks for the homeless. The video is about 26 minutes so you will probably not look at the entire clip, but perhaps […]
ADP offices across the USA donate new socks
ADP, the national payroll, human services & benefits company is great!! Donation of new socks have been received from all across the United States including their offices in: St. Louis, MO Westerville, OH Indianapolis, IN Bloomington, MN Scottsdale, AZ Chicago, IL Chandler, AZ Dearborn, MI Independence, OH Thank you so much ADP for helping make […]
Sock donations for the homeless from six states
This is amazing – recently we have received donations of new socks from SIX STATES (some anonymously). Waltham, MA; Milton, DE; Tucson, AZ; Deerfiled, IL; Sammamish, WA and Brainerd, MN. Thank you so much for helping make homeless toes happy toes!!
We Make Homeless Toes Healthy & Happy Toes
We Make Homeless Toes Healthy & Happy Toes
Interns for Spring 2013 for The Joy of Sox
This week was intern interview week! Three students from Villanova University were interviewed to help us during the spring semester 2013. Two interviews were face-to-face and one was via Skype from Belgium! What a great group of people and I am already planning all the wonderful things we can accomplish with such talent on board. […]