The Philadlephia Inquirer published a story about The Joy of Sox and the fact they have distributed over 350,000 pairs of new socks to the needy. A link to the story is here. A link to a pdf of the story is here.
The photo on the right shows Tom Costello Jr, Chief Sock Person, as his business card says, in The Joy of Sox’s warehouse. In the background are volunteers from Villanova University sorting and bagging new socks for distribution to shelters and facilities for those experiencing homelessness.
The photos below shows Villanova students separating newly donated socks by men, women and children’s sizes at The Joy of Sox’s warehouse. The socks are then put into bags for later distribution to shelters and facilities for those experiencing homelessness The photos below shows Villanova students separating newly donated socks by men, women and children’s sizes at The Joy of Sox’s warehouse. The socks are then put into bags for later distribution to shelters and facilities for those experiencing homelessness
The Joy of Sox® is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of giving joy to those experiencing homelessness by giving them new socks. Their vision is to be the most effective sock charity in the United States, and to give every person experiencing homelessness in America six pairs of new socks every year. Founded in 2010 they have given over 355,000 pairs of new socks to those experiencing homelessness in 33 states and five countries.
For more information please visit www.TJoS.org.
For more information about The Joy of Sox, please contact, Tom Costello, Jr, Founder and Chief Sock Person, The Joy Of Sox, [email protected], 610-745-1075.
