25 Days Of Holiday Volunteering — Day 8: Socks For Kids

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — 'Tis the season for giving back to your community. There are a number of ways that you and your family can help out through the holidays and help others.

Every day through Christmas, Patch will be highlighting a way you can provide compassion and resources to those in need.

Volunteer New York! makes it easy to find ways to help — through donations, supporting nonprofits and even volunteering from home.

Today’s opportunity is the Sharing Shelf’s Donate New Socks for Children. It’s difficult to believe that in the Hudson Valley socks can be a luxury for children and families living in poverty. Volunteers are needed to help the Sharing Shelf provide essential socks to more than 3,000 children and teens served each year by purchasing athletic socks in all sizes, from toddlers to adult shoe sizes for teens.

This is a great opportunity for families, friends, neighbors, community groups or work colleagues.

After you express interest — go here — you will be contacted and given directions for this opportunity.

Check out all the volunteer opportunities around the Hudson Valley by visiting the Holiday Volunteering web page.