In the Beginning...

​​On a cold winter evening in February 2015, some friends sat around a dinner table and explored ideas on help to solving the problems of homelessness in Toronto. After much discussion, they united behind a simple idea: CLEAN SOCKS.  They learned that according to a 2018 census, there are over 8,700 homeless people in the streets of Toronto; and that over 20% of their medical problems experienced are related to foot health.  Since walking is their primary form of transportation, good foot health is imperative to access food, shelter, medical care and other community services. ​

After sharing this idea with family and friends, over  35,000 pairs of socks in their first sock drive, and thus Socks 4 Souls Canada was born. This exclusively volunteer rim organization is operated by a Board of Directors that ensures that over 95% of monetary donations are directed towards the purchase and distribution of socks.

What Do We Do?

As a registered Canadian charity, ​
​(No. 75862 6527 RR0001) we procure both socks and monetary donations from school & workplace sock drives, corporations, businesses and private citizens. ​

​Since February 2015, we have
​collected over
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​pairs of ​socks for distribution across  Southwestern Ontario
updated June 2019
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Since February 2015, the distribution region have steadily expanded from the City of Toronto to the Southwestern region of Ontario.  Our goal is to expand and distribute over 1 million socks annually to homeless people across Canada.