The story began at Burlington Taxi, over the very cold winter months in 2014.  Dispatcher, Sissy Matthews, encouraged staff to support Your Little Bit of Help - an initiative that her daughter, Angie Richardson, created to gift people experiencing homelessness on Christmas morning. 

In support, Burlington Taxi collected SOCKS from customers in their taxis, making it festive and easy for customers to donate. The idea of keeping people's feet warm and dry resonated with staff, drivers and community. And the critical element: socks were one of the most valued articles of clothing but least donated items at shelters. 

Behind the scenes, Kendra Marchand and Sara Rams ran the Socks Initiative at Burlington Taxi. Their mission evolved into its own community program in 2018, called “Socks for Hope (SFH).”  SFH continued Your Little Bit of Help's tradition to support vulnerable communities at Christmastime. The community of givers grew, from drivers collecting in their taxis to account customers, to businesses and organizations.  Burlington Taxi ran this campaign until it closed in 2021. To date, SFH still pays homage to its roots, celebrating taxi colours, yellow and black, and cherishing SFH history with gratitude to Burlington Taxi. 💛

Sara & Kendra continue to grow Socks for Hope thanks to the support of a passionate and growing community of over 100 contributors. With special thanks to corporate sponsor and family connection - Beverly Caulking – that covers all expenses including Socks Boxes, promotion, storage, logistics and many hands on deck! 

A community organization with gratitude for so many. Every contributor involved in Socks for Hope over the years has been instrumental in helping develop this grass roots program. Socks would not be here without you! We hope you share the pride in what we accomplish, year after year, TOGETHER!

Please check out our website menu to see who SFH distributes to (Organizations), SFH collectors over the years (Community), and our annual socks collection totals ( under "More"). 💛