Socktober 2015 has begun!

WRITTEN BY HEATHER LANGE

There’s nearly 3.5 million homeless people currently in the United States. That means thousands upon thousands of Americans sleeping in parks, cars or wherever else they can find shelter.

With winter on the horizon, most of these individuals and families — including children — will have to bare the coming months outside in the cold. While the majority of us have heated homes, these less fortunate are just trying to find a place to survive the night. It can be the difference between life or death.

For that reason, The Call Kansas City is proud to announce it’ll be holding its annual Socktober campaign for the third straight year.

Inspired by Kid President, we’ll be collecting packages of new socks throughout the month of October to donate to local homeless shelters in downtown Kansas City. Over the last two years, we’ve collected and donated over 600 pairs of new socks plus 1,200 items of clothing to charities such as City Union Mission, ReStart, Morning Glory Cafe and more. While these donations alone won’t stop homeless, they may just help save a life — or more — this winter.

So the next time you’re at the store, grab a package of new socks and contact us at [email protected] to arrange a pick-up date — it’s that easy! Also, if you’d like to orchestrate a sock drive through your work, school or church, please let us know. This is a great and easy way to get everyone involved. Happy Socktober!