Email Doyle

Doyle spent 3 1/2 years doing outreach (handing out socks and got his street name Sox because of that) on the 16th Street Mall before opening Sox Place along with his son Jordan in May 2002. He’s still on course to bring the Father’s heart to the fatherless.

What’s a typical day like for you?
Administrative duties, connecting with street kids that are now housed in an apartment, motel/hotel room, or sleeping on someone’s couch, fundraising, and going into Sox Place.

Email Jordan

In 2002, Jordan helped his dad, Doyle, open Sox Place Drop-In Center for the street youth of Denver. He has been at Sox Place for over 8 years as staff and a board member from it’s founding. He is married and has one child, a son. He has oversight of all operations of Sox Place, including Sox Place Screen Printing.

What’s a typical day like for you?
Making sure the space is ready for everyone to relax in, cook or heat up food for everyone, lead volunteers if there are any, and deal with any admin stuff needed. Once we are open, trying to connect with the people here while making sure everyone is safe and no conflicts arise. Providing and working through any needs the kids have during the day.

Email Karen

What’s a typical day like for you?
My day is basically spent assisting with the administrative duties involving Sox Place.  There are many things that can and do arise that are not typical from one day to the next.  If someone comes into Sox Place and needs some winter boots and we don’t have any, I would go and buy a pair (this is just one example, because each day at Sox Place is different).

Email Blue

Kaili is our newest staff member and has been with Sox Place as intern staff, part-time, and now she is full time. She is in charge of clothing donations and clothing room, distributing clothing to the street youth as well as other duties such as cleaning and cooking. She has two beautiful children and has a passion to help those less fortunate.

What’s a typical day like for you?
Cleaning the clothing room, restocking the clothing room, organizing the hygiene room if need be, serving the kids of Sox place, making plates of food, dishes and cleaning the kitchen.

Email Bobby

What’s a typical day like for you?
Most days I turn the lights on if I get there first I make sure the oven is preheated and begin prepping food. But there are a number of duties so every day is a little different. I find myself organizing anything from food donations to clothing to hygiene.

But it’s not like I do everything myself, we all help each other as a family. Helping others in time of need is a task and an honor. I’ve met a few people in bad situations that have turned their life around and are doing amazing, and there are those who are still trying to find themselves and find there way. Sox Place is a place of love, healing, and choice.

With a simple set of rules, no drugs/no drama, and drama pertains to a few things involving violence or inappropriate behavior. If any drama or drug use were to occur I or Jordan would attempt to handle the situation peacefully and give understanding.

Very rarely does drama occur though, the street kids have a lot of respect for Sox Place. I can write a book one a day about Sox Place