After discovering that socks are the #1 requested item in homeless shelters, the gang at Bombas decided to do something about it. They started a sock company with the express purpose of donating their product. For every pair of socks you buy from Bombas, the company gives a pair to a person in need. And the best part is that while researching how best to help the homeless, Bombas has made some amazing design innovations with their product.
Miracle Messages is Tackling Homelessness - One Family At A Time
The San Francisco-based non-profit Miracle Messages works by reconnecting people experiencing homelessness with family members from whom they have lost touch. Armed with video messages of the person they are helping, volunteer "detectives" take to the internet to track down long lost family members - and they are changing lives.