6th Annual Warm Hearts for Warm Feet Wool Sock Drive
By City of Cambridge, CASPAR/Baycove, Cambridge Police Department, and Many Helping Hands 365
The Warm Hearts for Warm Feet sock drive has returned for its sixth consecutive year with the goal of collecting and donating 2,500 wool socks to unhoused residents in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
.: Wednesday, February 1 9am – Tuesday, February 14 5pm.
Contact
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Pierre, Mayor's Office Communications Manager | epierre@cambridgema.gov
No application or registration needed.
Free!
Location
- In-person only.
795 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States
Additional information
Read official press release here. The drive is conducted by Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and Vice Mayor Alanna Mallon in partnership with CASPAR/Bay Cove, the Cambridge Police Department, CambridgeSide, and Many Helping Hands 365.
From Wednesday, February 1, 2023, through Tuesday, February 14, 2023, residents looking to participate in the drive can be someone’s #SoleMate by:
- Buying and donating wool socks online: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/TCTNV38V9NFU
- Donate money to CASPAR/Bay Cove: https://www.baycovehumanservices.org/donate-caspar
- Donating wool socks at a donation bin:
- City Hall - 795 Massachusetts Avenue
- Cambridge Naturals - 23 White Street
- T.J.Maxx in CambridgeSide - 100 CambridgeSide Place
- Hilton’s Tent City - 565 Massachusetts Avenue
- Cambridge Police Department Headquarters - 125 Sixth Street
Given the emergent need for wool socks, all socks collected during the drive will be distributed on a rolling basis to our homeless neighbors. Donated wool socks should be at least 70% wool to be the most effective shield against inclement weather.
Last updated January 27, 2023.
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