Donate Your New or Used (wearable) Socks.
Street Sox is a free, non-profit (applying) program, created by Paramedic Thomas Harrigan, providing new Hanes socks or clean used socks, and Nature Valley Granola Bars to the homeless and less fortunate, and alternatives to homelessness, in and around San Francisco, CA.
***SEEKING LARGE DONATIONS OF SOCKS FOR THOSE FORTUNATE AND LESS FORTUNATE DURING THE LOS ANGELES, PACIFIC PALISADES AND PASADENA FIRES. THE COLLECTED SOCKS AND DONATIONS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BAY AREA FIRE STORE https://www.bayareafirestore.com BY 1/31/2025. A CARAVAN OF DONATIONS WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE LA FIRE RECOVERY RESOURCES.***
***THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOCKS TO THE BAY AREA LESS FORTUNATE WILL CONTINUE.***
Donate Your New or Used Socks.
For new socks, looking for matching pairs, preferably white crew socks. Mens or Womens.
For used socks, looking for wearable, no holes, matching socks. We prefer that they are clean, but as with all socks, new and used, they will go through a commercial washer and dryer.
For socks that are not wearable, or damaged, they will be donated to an appropriate Council For Textile Recycling Center https://www.weardonaterecycle.org and www.Earth911.com .
Over 11,300 tons of socks end up in landfills yearly. You can reduce that by donating your used, wearable socks to StreetSox.org
Send or deliver your donated Street Sox to:
Street Sox, 1400 Technology Lane, #1413, Petaluma, CA 94954
If only a small donation of socks, please donate to the nearest shelter or thrift store. In recent donations, the postage has more than outweighed the donation.
You can also donate:
Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bar, Oats 'n Honey, 1.49 oz, 49-count, Item 846156, from Costco, Rohnert Park, CA, 49 for $17.99. The delivery fee is $3.00 or free if over $75.00.
https://www.costco.com/.product.846156.html
Hanes Men's Lightweight Comfort Super Value Crew Socks - 20Pk, $19.00 from Target, Petaluma, CA. Shipping for $6.00 or hold for pickup, Free.
Street Sox
In addition to clean socks, and a granola bar in the bag, Street Sox also provides resources and information for housing provided by:
The Department of Homelessness & Supportive Housing in San Francisco
The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing strives to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one-time, through the provision of coordinated, compassionate, and high‐quality services.
440 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. https://hsh.sfgov.org
County of Sonoma Homeless Seeices
The Sonoma County Homeless Coalition is the region-wide body responsible for setting the vision and strategic planning towards ending homelessness in Sonoma County.
County of Marin Homelessness
Marin County is a leader in transforming the homeless system of care. The Housing First focused work across County departments, with municipalities, and with community partners creates a unified system to move individuals from homelessness to housing and to keep them housed.
https://www.marincounty.org/residents/health-wellness/homelessness
Solano County Housing and Homeless.
Our team coordinates Housing and Homeless initiatives focused on our Behavioral Health population, in coordination with Health and Social Service Divisions, County Departments, Solano Homeless Continuum of Care and other community partners.
https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/bh/housing_n_homelessness.asp
Contra Costa County Health, Housing and Homeless Programs
In addition to helping oversee the entire homeless system of care for the County, Contra Costa Health's Health, Housing and Homeless Services provides a number of services to support people experiencing homelessness.
https://www.cchealth.org/services-and-programs/homelessness/cch-homeless-services
Alameda County Office of Homeless Care and Coordination
The Office of Homeless Care and Coordination (OHCC) works to build a robust, integrated, and coordinated system for housing and homelessness services and acts as the County’s point of contact on homelessness strategic planning and program development.
https://homelessness.acgov.org
County of San Mateo Center on Homelessness
The San Mateo County Continuum of Care is committed to preventing homelessness and ensuring anyone who is experiencing homelessness is supported with safe shelter and a pathway to housing.
Socks for healthy feet.
The non-profit was started in 2022 by Paramedic Thomas Harrigan after seeing so many homeless, and less fortunate without socks or shoes, and with swollen and infected feet or legs, due to "Swamp Feet", frostbite, sepsis, CHF, diabetes, cellulitis, ulcers, and untreated infections.