Story of Knock Knock Give A Sock
Story of you:
One cold night in November, I was handing out sandwiches to people experiencing homelessness in NYC when one man approached me. "It's great that you're giving out sandwiches,” he said, “but one thing we really need is socks, especially as winter approaches." Here I was, sandwiches in hand, assuming I knew the best way to help people. In reality, helping is about listening, and hearing the needs of different communities. It was a powerful lesson, and I wanted to put it into action. I began that night, with a simple step: I went door-to-door on my NYU dorm floor and knocked on everyone’s door. I asked if they would donate just one pair of their own socks to someone experiencing homelessness. To my surprise I got over 40 pairs of socks in a single night, from a single floor. The next morning I walked out of my dorm room to find a huge pile of socks in front of my door from other people who had heard of what happened. It started small, but I knew it was such a simple concept that it could easily be grown. College students love to do good, but sometimes they need a literal knock on their door to do so. And most everyone has an extra pair of socks they can donate. That's when the initiative Knock Knock, Give a Sock was created.
Story of us:
Let’s start with the basics: Why socks?
Most people don't know that socks are the most needed yet least donated article of clothing for those experiencing homelessness.
Most people also don’t know their neighbors. KKGAS helps you meet your neighbors AND meet the needs of others!
So what about US? How can we help?
We can Knock on doors and collect socks for those in need, but we can also encourage more people to get involved!
Story of now:
In less then a year we have collected well over 15,000 socks from both sock companies and students. Right now we have over 20 Jewish Day Schools and 20 college campuses all knocking on doors, and collecting socks. But its not enough, over 1 million Americans are homeless. Let work together, and spread the word. I need your help to make this project sustainable. We want to get more colleges giving back, more highschool students giving back and collectively, more communities giving back! It is a movement that is creating awareness and getting communities to work together to help those less fortunate. Lets warm the world together, one sock at a time.
