Declan Cassidy started Socks For the Streets with an effort that delivered 1,000 pairs of socks. Nowadays, they're up to 29,000 pairs.
Declan Cassidy started Socks For the Streets with an effort that delivered 1,000 pairs of socks. Nowadays, they're up to 29,000 pairs.
“My mom and dad do a lot of volunteering,” Declan said, explaining that charitable impulse is a family trait. “But I wanted to start this on my own.” These days, Malazita and board members make enough spaghetti meals and casseroles to feed around 300 people experiencing homelessness in Kensington. They, along with Declan, deliver the food twice a month.
Declan explained, “People always say the same two things to me: ‘Most people your age just don’t care,’ and, ‘Make sure you don’t use drugs, cause this is what happens.’”The other day, Declan and Malazita had finished stuffing the family Nissan Rogue with socks and other items for the next Kensington trip. “In the past, we’ve put 6,000 pairs of socks in that car,” Malazita said. “It was a little unsafe.
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