1. Socks for the Homeless Basic Foot Care
TRU Canada 150+ Pay It Forward Initiative
Tracey Beharrell, TRU BScN, 2nd Year
Photo credit: (Beharrell, 2016)
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2. Socks for the Homeless The Project –Socks for the Homeless Poem
Non-profit Agencies Involvement
New Life Community
Alive In the City
Poem
The Unspoken
Homelessness
Canada
Kamloops
So, Why Socks?
What Can We Do?
Wrap Up

3. Socks for the Homeless
(Beharrell, 2017)

4. Poem: The Unspoken
(Arlitt, 2017)

5. Homeless In Canada Homelessness in Canada – Historically
older, single men (Gaetz, Dej, Richter, & Redman, 2016)
Homelessness in Canada - Today
Homelessness Crisis
More Diverse
More women, families and youth (Gaetz et al, 2016)
Homelessness in Canada – Indigenous Peoples
Over represented among individuals experiencing homelessness across Canada
(Gaetz et al, 2016)

6. Homeless In Kamloops October 13, 2016
A homeless count completed with multiple volunteers
revealed 100 homeless individuals (Bass, 2016)
Point In Time Homeless Count in Kamloops
Part of the National Homeless count initiative
To have a clearer idea of the homeless situation across Canada
March 27-28, 2018
Duration: 24 hours (Donnelly, 2018)

7. So, Why Socks? Listened to the voice of the homeless
Request for socks
Feet are important
When our feet are tired and painful to walk on – we hurt
When feet are cold – how would you feel
Feet are a mode of transportation
Feet may be the only mode of transportation homeless individuals have access to
Stop to think about your own day
Basic clothing item - socks
Something as simple as a pair of clean dry socks can impact your day
How much more it could mean to a homeless individual to have a pair of clean dry socks to put on their tired sore feet

8. How Can We Make A Difference?
Check our biases
Know that we have them
Take time to understand why
Actively Listen
Be sincere
See the person for the person; not the situation or illness
Make a point to understand the situation
Bring socks to New Life Community
181 West Victoria Street
Socks have been requested by the homeless during multiple conversations

9. In Conclusion Socks for the homeless is an important concept
Basic item of clothing
The feet may be the only mode of transportation
A new pair of socks can help to keep feet clean, warm, and dry
When there is opportunity to have feet that are warm and dry - makes for a better day

10. Thank You
(Beharrell, 2017)

11. References
Arlitt, J. (2017). The unspoken. Retrieved in person in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Bass, D. (2016). Oct. 13 homeless count connected with 100 on the streets of Kamloops. Kamloops This Week. Retrieved from streets-kamloops/
Donnelly, A. (2018). Kamloops to take part in national homeless count. CFJC Today Everything Kamloops! Retrieved from
Gaetz, S., Dej, E., Richter, T., & Redman, M. (2016): The State of Homelessness in Canada. Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press. Retrieved from