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Knock Knock Give a Sock
Non-profit Organizations
Humanizing Homelessness one sock at a time, by turning transactions into interactions.
About us
What is KKGS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7 OUR MISSION KKGS is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing the stigma of homelessness by bringing neighbors together and the distribution of donated goods which allow communities to meet and share with one another. KKGS brings communities together in order to help those experiencing homelessness. Their motto is Help your neighbor, Meet your neighbor, Know your neighbor. In addition to providing needed resources by collecting socks, theyraise awareness about who the homeless are.They do this through a two-step process: 1) Engage a company/community in hosting a sock drive. 2) Offer a company the opportunity to host a ‘Meet Your Neighbors Dinner’ OUR VISION KKGS envisions a world where individuals of all socio-economic backgrounds share, listen, and ultimately know their neighbor leading to stronger communities. Who We Are: KKGS is a charity that gathers communities together in order to help those experiencing homelessness. Our motto is 1) Help Your Neighbor 2) Meet Your Neighbor 3) Know your neighbor. In addition to collecting socks, we raise awareness about who the homeless are and provide both tangible and emotional support for those experiencing homelessness. The way we operate is through hosting sock drives nationwide in schools, camps, communities, and companies. However what separates us from the typical drop-off boxes like Salvation Army, Goodwill etc. is that we allow our communities to become further engaged with our cause through the Meet Your Neighbors dinners, moving beyond the simple collection of socks into breaking stigmas while breaking bread. In addition to providing socks and meals they provide warmth and dissipating the stigma around homelessness, KKGS feels passionate about engaging millennial young professionals around the cause. Since KKGS’s inception, we have engaged over 1,000 Young professionals around issues of homelessness and are paving the path for a brighter future.
- Website
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http://www.kkgs.org
External link for Knock Knock Give a Sock
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
601 W 26th St
New York, US
Employees at Knock Knock Give a Sock
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Jesse Cooper
GTM Talent Sourcer- Hiring Top Sales, GTM, Tech and Leadership Talent and Lead of BE@6sense(Black Empowerment ERG)
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Joe Teplow
Founder at Rebel (Acquired by Salesforce)
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Adina Lichtman
Founder of Knock Knock Give A Sock l Optimistic Entrepreneur I Author l Not on Forbes 30U30
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Avital Vizelberg
Outreach Specialist at Bright Power, Inc.
Updates
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Yesterday we hosted our Happy Holiday Carnival! We brought 500 children experiencing homelessness for an epic day with slime making, painting, presents from Santa and so much more! It would not have been possible without our amazing sponsors and volunteers who showed up with their time, resources and hearts! 🙏❤️ Thank you Blackstone @Paul Weiss LLP, Kirkland & Ellis Cross RiverGoldman Sachs @FOX @Citc Dentons @Morganstanley Alston & Bird SmoothOps Mazars @perfectmoving @goodplusfoundation @themigrantkitchen Scholastic
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Thank you to Adam Lewkovitz Sheba Rasson Ethan Goldberg Abigail Klein for making our Knock Knock Give a Sock event at Google possible! Succot is a holiday where the Jewish People spend 8 days eating in temporary booth constructs as a way to remember when the Jewish people wandered in Egypt for 40 years with no place to call home. What better way to observe this holiday than with the Jews at google and using this holiday as a way to learn about our neighbors who are currently experiencing homelessness, living in temporary shelters in NYC? Thank you Will Woods for sharing your story and experience with homeless, and leading the conversation. And thank you Google for partnering with us to have this conversation, while also packing up socks to give to your neighbors! ❤️
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It is always so powerful to see how, by simply sitting down together, we broke down barriers and became one community. A huge thank you to Outforce at Salesforce for hosting us for a Meet Your Neighbor Dinner (With a STUNNING VIEW of Times Square and the New Years ball! Thank you to Danny Knight Alyssa Burgos Jenna Sharples & Joe Teplow for making it happen! 💕
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KKGS Takes Atlanta! 🛫 We had the honor of hosting Alston & Bird employees along with their neighbors experiencing homelessness to dine side-by-side in their offices. The stories we heard were both inspiring and humbling, showcasing the strength and resilience of our community. Together, we forged meaningful connections and dined together as a community. 🧡 Mary Benton Amy Leath Darcy McLean Thank you for making it possible!
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