When visitors show up at our Window of Kindness program, feet sore and tired after several miles of walking, one of the first things they tend to ask for is a pair of socks. For folks living outside, clean socks are an absolute necessity AND a very difficult thing to come by. Dirty, wet socks often cause painful and debilitating infections that make walking – and by extension, surviving outside – harder and harder.
We offer all types of socks including black, white, patterned and sport socks but black and white are most important. We have been fortunate that Bombas has partnered with Facing Homelessness to keep up our supply of black socks. Our white sock supply can be a bit more unpredictable and our current supply is nearly depleted.
Our visitors often request white socks because they more readily show foot infections, which are crucial to catch early on so that they don’t progress. For folks without a home, a new pair of white socks might be the difference between maintaining their health and developing a life-threatening and entirely preventable foot condition.
From our earliest days, we’ve been fortunate enough to honor our visitors’ requests for this basic need all thanks to YOUR generous support. Now, we’re asking you to help our visitors out once again!
We are grateful for any and all support, whether that’s one pair of socks or one hundred! We would love to see you in person if you would like to drop off socks or they can be delivered to Facing Homelessness | 4001 9th Ave Ne | Seattle, WA 98105. We welcome any brand, though here is one high quality and easy option on our Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/.../ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_ws...
A warm and gracious thank you to all of you who are able to contribute to happyFEET and communityCARE!
One thing to please note: we are asking for new socks only! We want to make sure our visitors receive socks that are clean and will last. If you do have gently used, high quality socks that you’d like to donate, we’d recommend the sock closet at University Heights Community Center (it’s right next to the community fridge!).
ThankYOU!
University District Neighborhood | Kristina & Karina
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