Dear Friends, It’s an uncertain time. In a way, there is no guidebook. Sure, there was the Spanish Influenza in 1918, but that was a different time, a different illness. Things have changed quite a bit economically, socially, medically, since 1918....

Lou and Dena McMurray gave shoes to all 434 students at Kirk Elementary School in Fresno. They have been longtime supporters of Shoes That Fit, and have specifically sponsored kids in Fresno since 2017. They were looking forward to visiting the schoo...

Dear SHOEper Friends: We are thinking of you during this difficult time and want to let you know how we are dealing with COVID-19. In an effort to be good citizens and keep everyone — the kids, school staff, volunteers, donors and board membe...

Shoes That Fit is honored to have been chosen as the recipient of a $200,000 grant from Kershaw’s Challenge to give NEW athletic shoes to children. Given the current social climate and the devastating financial effects of COVID-19, help is needed n...

Listerhill Credit Union in Alabama is all about “People Helping People”. As a nonprofit, member-owned, financial co-op, they’ve grown over the past 60 plus years to include 93,000 members across northwest Alabama and south central Tennessee. Th...

Youth to the People is a vegan skincare brand sold worldwide with headquarters and a bright red new pop-up store in Downtown LA’s’ trendy Arts District. They use the power of superfoods in their beauty products, with ingredients like kale, kombuc...

Usually, in order for a rental car company to help you, you need to have a driver’s license. You need to know how to drive. You might even need to be 25 years old. But Enterprise recently helped 300 people, none of whom have even sat behind the whe...

On February 8th, all 500 students at John Ireland Elementary in Dallas Texas got new athletic shoes and socks.  The person behind this gift? Ashley Bosse Lubetkin. Born and raised in Dallas, Ashley now lives in New York but she still has strong ties...

Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center serves its Southern California community as a hospital, of course. But the employees at Kaiser find many ways to give back. This January, they brought comfort and confidence for kids at Cortada Elementary...

Filipp Chebotarev and Polina Chebotareva came to the US from Russia in 1993 as kids in elementary school. The siblings grew through all the challenges of being immigrant children; learning English, attending a new school, acclimating to a new country...

Banner Bank is expanding across the West Coast. The bank has roots dating back to 1890 and is headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington.  As part of this expansion, Banner Bank is also working hard to give back to their communities. They do this by p...

Snooze, an AM Eatery believes that serving breakfast should also serve a higher purpose. That’s why they work so hard to make breakfast that makes a difference in the communities they serve. This past fall Snooze partnered with Shoes That Fit t...

Brandon and Megan Rye gathered their friends and coworkers together to help give back to kids in need in New York. Brandon, who works with Citibank, and Megan, who works for Salesforce, both realize the importance of investing in their community. M...

We are thrilled to announce that Stater Brothers is helping 1,000 children with new shoes for school. A generous $25,000 grant to Shoes That Fit is helping these children get new athletic shoes measured just for them. Twin brothers Leo and Cleo start...

On December 9th, a surprise came for kids in West Virginia. The students of Waverly Elementary and students from the P.A.L.S. program of Upshur County got to visit the Clay Center in Charleston. The Clay Center is a combination of concert hall, plane...

California State Assemblymember Chris Holden hosts a holiday party every year. And it has become part of the tradition of the party to give shoes to kids in need! Assemblyman Holden represents the 41st Assembly District, including cities in the north...

On December 3rd, kids in the LA’s BEST after-school program at Monte Vista School in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles received new Vans sneakers for school.   They got to personally customize their own shoes with markers! The idea of ...

The Monday after Thanksgiving, 300 students at Denver’s Center for Talent Development got an exciting surprise thanks to Snooze Eatery. Not only did they get new shoes for school but they also enjoyed a visit from NFL star, Courtland Sutton!  Snoo...

On November 22nd, all the students at Lincoln Elementary in Green Bay, Wisconsin got new shoes for school. The new kicks were courtesy of Breakthrough, a fuel management company that helps shipping corporations become more efficient. With headquarter...

All the students at Swift Elementary in Bon Secour, Alabama got new shoes and socks on November 20, 2019. The town’s name means “good help” or “safe harbor” and we think the name fits perfectly with the motivation behind the gift. This sh...

On November 14th, students at Noyes Elementary in Washington DC each received a new pair of athletic shoes thanks to Shoes That Fit Board Member Tai Collins. The gift was in honor of Marion Goldin, a pioneering producer for 60 Minutes. Her career sta...

For the second year in a row, Sarah Adams made t-shirts to help kids in Baltimore get shoes. Sarah owns a company named Wire & Honey that sells t-shirts with inspiring, spunky slogans for social causes. She describes it as “rad threads with a m...

On November 8th, San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich and shooting guard Bryn Forbes took a break from basketball, delivering brand new Nikes to all 374 students at Washington Elementary! But that’s not all – together with Coach Pop and...

Dan Dressel grew up in Tacoma, Washington, but moved to LA to be part of the entertainment and advertising world. After running a holiday toy drive for many years, Dan decided he also wanted to help in another way. He wanted to make sure kids got the...

For the third year in a row, the LA Galaxy Foundation helped out 101 students at Catskill Elementary School in their neighborhood of Carson, California. The soccer team sent their Girl’s Academy, a group of rising teenage players to distribut...

Chris Paul of the Oklahoma City Thunder loves to give back in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s where he grew up and got his start on the Wake Forest basketball team, the Demon Deacons. Chris loves to give kids the tools th...

Every student at Strobridge Elementary in Hayward, California got new shoes on a sunny day in late October. The East Bay city is where the San Mateo Bridge crosses the San Francisco Bay. Bridge Investment Group, a property management firm based in Sa...

John Elway’s Car Dealerships decided to have a contest between two of its locations: Crown Toyota in Ontario, California and Chrysler Dodger Jeep Ram in Claremont, California. The dealerships were dueling over who could raise more shoes for the Sho...

Thursday, October 3rd, over 30 Nordstrom employees came out in force to deliver shoes. The shoes were gifts for 300 kids at Dunlap Elementary in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of southeast Seattle. It is part of Nordstrom’s Back to School campaign ...

Each of the almost 500 students at Cogswell Elementary in South El Monte, CA, got a fun surprise on September 26th. A brand new pair of shoes! Nordstrom, KTLA, and Angelenos all helped make it possible. KTLA 5 spread the news to LA and Nordstrom matc...

For the second year in a row, each and every student at Ignacios Conchos Elementary started off the school year with a special gift. Arizona Worm Farm gave each student a new pair of athletic shoes, measured specifically for them, to help them sta...

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation joined Shoes That Fit and the LAPD in delivering shoes to 220 students at Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary. The school is close to the officers’ hearts, since it was named for a fallen fellow police officer. We were h...

The name New York brings to mind the city, the busy streets of Manhattan. But New York is also its “upstate”, its Finger Lakes, the Hudson Valley, Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, and miles of rural farms and towns. Rural areas are often overlooked. A...

Shoes that Fit is proud to announce a 4-star ranking from Charity Navigator, the highest rating awarded based on data-driven analysis. The 4-star rating demonstrates “strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency....

On July 28th, Shoes That Fit was honored to accept a “Nonprofit of the Year” Award from U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu. During her 10th Annual Congressional Leadership Awards, the Congresswoman honored two local charities–one in the Ea...

Kids at Manchester Avenue Elementary in LA got a fun surprise on a late July day. The kids were attending LA’s Best summer camp, enjoying enrichment activities that go beyond the classroom when Los Angeles Football Club along with one of their play...

It began with a chance dinner-party conversation in early 1992: Elodie McGuirk was surprised to hear a woman talk about how her beloved job as an elementary school secretary also made her sad. “She said that a little boy came into her office crying...

Our founder, Elodie, shared her story with the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family TV   Click here to see the video! ...

Our CEO and Executive Director, Amy Fass was featured in Inland Empire Magazine! June is their women’s issue and features forward-looking women who are making a difference in the Inland Empire of California. We are so proud that our CEO was cho...

In late May, Envestnet delivered shoes to 85 students at Andrew Jackson School in Philadelphia. Envestnet provides analytics integration tools for financial advisors, allowing them to conquer complexity and invest with confidence. With offices across...

At first glance a construction company and the maker of snappy beer cheese don’t have much in common. But Judy Construction Co. and Hall’s Beer Cheese share a commitment to giving back. The two banded together this week sponsoring new sneakers fo...

The streets of Manhattan are very different than the open skies and snow-covered mountains of Utah, but kids in both places were helped by Bridge Investment Group this spring. The real estate investment company is giving back in their five service ar...

Linea Lighting helped out 800 kids in Chicago this month. That included the entire student body of Dewey School of Excellence. Linea Lighting is well acquainted with giving back. The company donates a portion of every sale of their lighting fixtures ...

This April, through the generosity of an anonymous donor and LAPD’s Community Safety Partnership Project, officers from the Newton Area helped over 450 first, second, and third graders get new shoes. Over 225 kids at 49th Street Elementary and over...

Ashley Lubetkin, CEO of the Bosse Companies, is usually in New York or Dallas taking care of business for her real estate lending company. But Thursday, May 2nd was a different kind of day for this young CEO. Ashley took time out of her busy schedule...

Dena and Lou McMurray were happy to expand their efforts to help kids in need in Fresno, their hometown. They sponsored new athletic shoes for 800 students in Fresno. New shoes that allow the kids to run, jump, and play. Many areas in Fresno have a p...

On March 29, Stronghold Engineering delivered shoes to their soon-to-be neighbors, 200 kids at Val Verde Elementary in Perris, CA. The Stronghold headquarters are moving from Riverside to Perris, and will be just down the street from the elementary s...

Our long-time volunteer, Joanne Glauser, wrote an opinion piece for Delaware Online. She talks about the growing need in Delaware. Click here to read more! And click here to donate and help us reach more kids! ...

For the 2018-19 season, the Hawks committed to making an impact on 50,000 lives through 50 community events in honor of their 50th year in Atlanta. This week they brought new shoes to over 50 kids at the Decatur YMCA. For NBA Fit Week, the Atlanta Ha...

When you’re a rental car company, you are all about helping people get places. And recently the Enterprise team of the Inland Empire helped 200 kids move, go, play, run, jump, and skip with new shoes, specifically measured for each kid. March 12th ...

On Feb. 14, 2019, the Mothers of Professional Basketball Players came to Turning Point Academy in Charlotte, NC and showed their love by giving over 150 pairs of shoes to kids. The MPBP includes moms of NBA, WNBA, G League, overseas, and retired play...

As NBA players gathered in Charlotte for the All Star game, the Chris Paul Family Foundation made an investment in local kids, so they could play basketball (or any other sport) with the comfort of new athletic shoes. Robin and Charles, parents of Ho...

By Maria Young of the West Virginia Gazette-Mail Imagine for a moment trying to measure more than 800 pairs of squirming, wiggling little feet, more than 8,000 little toes, all of them attached to running, giggling children across Kanawha County. Ima...

On January 23rd, over 300 kindergarten through 3rd grade kids at Potrero School in El Monte were given a gift to help them thrive – a new pair of shoes. Nurses and staff from Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center began gathering donations o...

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The wonderful folks at Newport Group, a leading provider of retirement plans, insurance and consulting services, have been working with Shoes That Fit since 2012. In that time, employees at the company’s offices nationwide have helped more than 3,6...

You might not know about Pinnacle Housing Group but we are here to tell you about the good work they’re doing! For the second year in a row, the Miami-based real estate development company helped students at a local elementary school get new shoes ...

Banner Bank is a community banking institution nationally recognized for delivering outstanding service, convenience, and value to its clients. In fact, in 2017, they were named the Best Regional Bank in America! But for the team at Banner Bank, what...

‘Tis the season for giving and that’s exactly what the San Antonio Spurs did this December! For the third year in a row, Coach Gregg Popovich and team partnered with Shoes That Fit to deliver new shoes and joy to 490 students at a San Antonio’s...

It was a full circle #throwbackthursday here at Shoes That Fit! In 1992, our founder enlisted the help of her colleagues at Harvey Mudd College to donate shoes to local students in need. Twenty six years later, not only do we help kids nationwide, bu...

Ho ho ho – did you hear? We were featured in Martha Stewart Magazine this year! Pick up her holiday issue and check out the “Spread the Love” article where Shoes That Fit was featured as one of ten charities striving to improve the ...

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers Corey LaJoie and Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr., are no strangers to being out front and leading the way—both on and off the race track. So when given the opportunity to partner with Rack Room Shoes to help...

Breakthrough helps its clients go the distance. Their innovative approach uses data analytics to optimize transportation solutions and provide companies with a competitive advantage. And with a commitment to giving back, Breakthrough’s success is b...

The Los Angeles Rams’ near undefeated stretch this season shows what kind of players the team is on the field. In October at Holmes Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, players were able to demonstrate who they are off the field and in their co...

When it comes to customer service, Nordstrom, Inc. has developed a reputation for excellence. And when it comes to community service, they are in a class of their own. That commitment to giving back where Nordstrom employees live and work was demonst...

ZCL | Xerxes is the world’s largest manufacturer of underground fiberglass storage tanks. Equally impressive, they are a company whose core values include developing great people, doing the right thing, and engaging in the communities where employe...

The congregation at The Vertical Church in Yuma, Arizona is all about practicing what they preach. That means a strong commitment to community, especially local students. So when The Vertical Church sees an opportunity to improve the lives of childre...

Cardenas is best known as a local neighborhood market, serving communities throughout California and in Las Vegas. Team members there pride themselves on making customers, and those in the community, feel like part of the Cardenas family. That commit...

When it comes to investing, few names are as recognized as Morgan Stanley. Their four core values include putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, and giving back. And they give back because they know that investi...

At its annual meeting in San Antonio, team members from Dish Network wanted broadcast their commitment to local community support. They recognize that coming together as a company can also mean coming together as a community. To that end, one hundred...

Clark’s Nutrition Natural Foods Markets are known for their commitment to health and wellness. So last year, when they learned of Shoes That Fit’s programs, they saw an opportunity to help. After all, good shoes are critical to the health and wel...

Last week, Arizona Worm Farm employees put their shovels down for the day to give back in their community by purchasing new, well-fitting athletic shoes for an entire school. The shoe delivery took place at Ignacio Conchos Elementary School in South ...

Several weeks ago, Shoes That Fit received a call from an educator at the Southern California School for the Deaf seeking shoes for a small handful of students at her school. When the hockey team, The Ontario Reign, heard about this request they spra...

Employees from two Riverside, California Banner Bank branches were greeted with smiles and excitement by 100 students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Riverside, CA last week. The Banner Bank team passed out brand new athletic shoes, a pair of neon ...

For the second year in a row, the LA Galaxy II helped 100 kids at Catskill Elementary School in Carson, CA get new shoes for school. “The LA Galaxy Foundation takes pride in improving the city in which we live and work and that’s why Shoe...

Physical activity is such an important part of being a healthy, well-rounded kid. That’s why Shoes That Fit only provides new athletic shoes to kids in need. We want them to be able to learn, thrive and PLAY! Living an active life is importan...

Shoes. Smiles. Speed. For the second year in a row, The NASCAR Foundation hosted its Speediatrics Fun Day Festival in Daytona to promote a healthy mindset for children. Part of a balanced, healthy lifestyle includes properly fitting footwear so kids ...

Shoes That Fit, the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation and the LAPD’s Community Youth Activities League provide great coverage of LA kids! On June 9th, kids from various Los Angeles youth groups were treated to a basketball clinic. Sixty kids...

In March of this year, Knighted Ventures lost a valued colleague and friend in Stace Woodward. Taken from his family and loved ones in a car accident, this loss was sudden and was felt deeply by the people who knew him. Described by his supervisors i...

It is always about more than just shoes. One hundred students at P.S. 28 Mt. Hope in the Bronx, NY received new shoes on behalf of Shoes That Fit today, and in turn, sponsor Bosse Companies got some pretty big smiles! “The straightforward but ...

Want to light up the life of a child? Look no further than a brand new pair of athletic shoes. Shoes That Fit and Linea di Liara, a Chicago lighting company, teamed up to provide new kicks to 400 students at Dewey School of Excellence in Chicago on M...

380 kids. 380 pairs of shoes. 380 smiles. 380 reasons to thank the Fathers and Men of Professional Basketball Players. Today in Las Vegas, the group delivered brand new athletic shoes to the entire Wendell P. Williams student body!            ...

The Webb Schools are located just a stones-throw away from the Shoes That Fit offices in Claremont, CA. It’s a co-ed boarding school where student are encouraged to “think boldly” and “serve with a generous spirit”. Rece...

Self-discipline and positivity are values that are taught at North Ranchito Elementary School in Pico Rivera, CA.       The students certainly got a taste of positivity when the The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultura...

Dena and Lou McMurray of Fresno know there’s a lot of need in their city. In fact, Fresno County is number one in terms of residents living in poverty (25.6%) in the state of California. When Lou’s sister Ann Morgan, Board Chair of Shoes ...

Shoes That Fit had the opportunity to be featured on CNN’s “Morning Express with Robin Meade” on HLN on December 1. What an experience! Robin and crew got to see first hand the smiles and excitement that come with receiving a new pa...

US Storage Centers is a national company that’s been around for more than thirty years and recently they opened storage units in Upland, CA. While you might have recognized their locations around town, what you probably don’t know is that...

When Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast late last summer, destroying more than 300,000 buildings and homes, Shoes That Fit and friends were able to mobilize and make an immediate impact on children in need. DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers...

Anthesis in a nonprofit based in Montclair, CA that works with adults with cognitive disabilities. Their mission is to support independent and inclusive lives for adults with disabilities through employment and community integration. Today, they roll...

Meet Oliver. And take note… Oliver is an eleven year old boy from Claremont, CA. He’s your average kid although his fascination with shoes – and his desire to help others – is well beyond average! The kid just loves shoes. Ch...

Teamwork makes our dreams work! Thanks to Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car of the Inland Empire for teaming up to help kids in need right in their community. Today, they distributed shoes to 200 excited kids at Lankersh...

  On a Monday morning in Tempe, happy voices filled the gym at Flora Thew Elementary School where children received new shoes thanks to Snooze: an AM Eatery. Last winter, Snooze ran an in-store promotion at their stores in four states, encourag...

Nothing warms our hearts more than kids helping other kids ❤   Meet Marissa and Hannah. They are students at Western Christian High School – Upland. Their speech class raised money and then ten students had to give a speech on which ...

For the Annigians of Claremont, giving back is a family affair. Kate and Jason Annigian have two young boys that any parent would be proud of. Jack is a fourth grader at Condit Elementary School in Claremont. He had a learning project at school and d...

In December of 2017, Shoes That Fit teamed up with KTLA5 to provide new athletic shoes to students at Le Conte Middle School. Delivery days of this scale are not possible without the hard work of so many people, from the school to the donor to the vo...

Our Executive Director recently had the opportunity to be featured on “The Financial Wake Up Show” with Daniel Choi. The show is a weekly radio program on KCAA Radio, the NBC News Affiliate for Southern California. It was a great opportu...

Chris Pahl doubles his impact by heading up Shoes That Fit efforts at Church for the Nations in Glendale, CA and his workplace, Southern California Edison. “Shoes That Fit provides that unique opportunity to make a direct impact not only in that s...

Filipp Chebotarev and Polina Chebotareva, partners at Cambridge Companies SPG, a Newport Beach based strategic opportunity investment firm, provided over 400 new pairs of athletic shoes to students at Franklin Elementary School in Santa Ana. On the ...

Joanne Glauser is one of our most most committed and longest-serving volunteers. Since reading about Shoes That Fit in Family Circle magazine back in 1998, she’s helped tens of thousands of children across Delaware by organizing her coworkers an...

    For the ninth consecutive year, Nexteer Automotive employees showed their holiday spirit by donating 95 new pairs of shoes, along with hats and gloves, to students of Henry Doerr Head Start in Michigan as part of a partnership with Sho...

Shoes That Fit was proud to partner with the LAPD’s Newton Division for ‘Operation Shoes From Santa’ event on December 15. Snow, music, games, an outdoor movie and Santa Claus himself took over the streets surrounding the Newton Pol...

No one knows better than Clark’s Nutrition and Natural Food Markets the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Part of a healthy lifestyle includes lots of physical activity, which requires a proper-fitting pair of shoes. That’s one reason Cl...

The Los Angeles Kings and the Kings Care Foundation teamed up with Shoes That Fit to provide 100 students at Cimarron Elementary School in Los Angeles new shoes. After the kids got their new shoes, they were treated to a street hockey clinic outdoors...

Together with YOUR help, Shoes That Fit and KTLA provided new athletic shoes to an entire middle school in Hollywood on December 11, 2017. Le Conte Middle School is located down the street from the iconic Hollywood sign but 93% of its students are on...

Shoes That Fit and KTLA provided new athletic shoes to every student at Le Conte Middle School in Hollywood on December 11. Watch as the kids light up when receiving their new shoes thanks to generous people like you! ...

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us at Padua Hills Theatre on October 29th as we celebrated YOU – our loyal donors and volunteers who have helped us reach 25 years of providing shoes and smiles to kids in need. You are true SHOEper HERO...

In the unlikely plains of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, was a dream to become an Olympic athlete. Surrounded by poverty and orphaned at the age of 12, Billy Mills found running as a positive outlet. It soon became clear that his ...

Megan Holiday at KROQ 106.7 and our Executive Director talk shoes and smiles – take a listen! ...

A huge shout out to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for their support of Shoes That Fit and the children we serve! San Manuel hosted Shoes That Fit staff and volunteers who spent two days helping out with San Manuel’s annual golf tournam...

Shoes That Fit is proud to celebrate 25 years of providing shoes and smiles to kids in need thanks in large part to our SHOEper donors and volunteers. SHOEper HEROES are those tireless advocates who go the extra mile by leaps and bounds to deliver n...

Fifty five foster children in Riverside County received brand new shoes given to them by Angels Baseball star Matt Shoemaker. The athletic shoes, provided by Shoes that Fit with funds from Pechanga Resort & Casino, will empower the kids to start ...

SHOEper HEROES are those tireless advocates who go the extra mile by leaps and bounds to deliver new athletic shoes and smiles to kids in need. Over the last twenty five years, we have been so fortunate to work with dedicated donors, volunteers and c...

When 6 year old Sophie, from Prescott, AZ, was asked what she wanted to do with the earnings from her lemonade stand she immediately thought of giving shoes to kids.  She thinks all kids should have shoes that “fit them right.”  When ...

Clark’s Nutrition and Natural Foods in Southern California is working to ensure local children in the neighborhoods nearest their locations can receive new shoes for school. From July 1-31 they are giving customers an opportunity to donate...

Executive Director Amy Fass went on NBC affiliate KMIR in Palm Springs to talk about why shoes are so important and why the need is so great right here in Southern California. ...

Shoes That Fit was recently featured in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and did an excellent job telling the story of our history and our goals. The organization gives healthy boosts of self-esteem to children in need. School staff members take foot...

That’s us! Shoes That Fit was named a California Nonprofit of the Year thanks to a recommendation by Assemblymember Chris Holden. On June 28th, our Executive Director and Program Director went to Sacramento to receive the honor. They were among...

Shoes That Fit has been selected as one of this year’s beneficiaries of the 2017 San Manuel Charity Golf Tournament.  The tournament will be held in Newport Beach, CA at the Pelican Hill Golf Club on July 19th and 20th.  Last year’s eve...

As a community first, company second, it’s important to DaVita to give back to our local communities. The Shoes-a-Palooza program is only one of many focused giving campaigns that we undertake each year to accomplish that mission. DaVita’s commi...

This story came from the Creighton School District in Phoenix, AZ. A teacher reported that she had a child in her class who had no sole on the bottom of his shoes. The teacher called the student’s house and the parents said they could not affor...

The Shoes That Fit Des Moines chapter headed by Bob Montgomery helped 23 local children receive new shoes for school. The shoes were donated through a partnership with the Dream Team, a local bike riding club, The Des Moines AM Rotary Group and Brand...

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Shoes That Fit is proud to announce that Hall of Famer JAMES WORTHY will be joining the 25th Anniversary Sneaker Ball at Union Station on April 22! Lace up your finest sneakers as we work TOGETHER to give children in need new athletic shoes to attend...

One little girl came in to get her shoes. Her feet were filthy and her old shoes smelled awful. She didn’t have any socks to try on her new shoes. I let her know that I had some socks. She was so excited to be able to put them on, then she saw ...

“I had a student in 1st grade who would wear his father’s shoes (about a size 12 men’s) and they would be tightly tied around his foot with shoestrings, and would flop on his feet. Because of the Shoes That Fit program, I was able to go...

One of our donors made a gift in memory of their daughter-in-law’s father who passed away. The note they received as thanks is worth sharing, and it’s a good reminder that we all were kids at one time. “I appreciate…the donation of new shoes ...

A school district in Upland, CA wrote to Shoes That Fit after their kids were recipients of a joint program during the holidays. One of the parents shared thoughts of gratitude for the program: “It’s not just about receiving gifts at Christmas ti...

The Baker family had just registered their three children at their local Portland high school. The family had fallen on hard times, and were living in a single motel room. Despite the fact that Mr. Baker was working full-time, what he earned was just...

Wesley of Houston, TX and his four siblings are homeless and their school was a recipient of the Shoes That Fit program. Shortly after receiving shoes, Shoes That Fit heard from that school’s nurse. “He came to me with two dollars asking if he co...

We all face certain challenges. For adults, it’s often easy to go to work and leave personal problems at home for the day. When you’re a child, it’s your ‘job’ to go to school – to learn, play and explore. For many kids, it’s hard to hi...

You never really know what someone is going through. A child who is quiet at school might be shy but she might also be embarrassed and feel held back by her circumstances. That’s what happened to Afrodita – a young girl who benefited from the Sho...

A basketball coach at a junior high school in Pomona, CA wrote to Shoes That Fit after several of his players received shoes through our program. Here’s what he said: “These girls were playing with shoes that were in real bad condition. They woul...

National kidney health and dialysis providers, DaVita, Inc. are fast approaching their goal of helping their 50,000th child with new shoes by 2017. DaVita took their Shoes That Fit effort company-wide in 2013 and dubbed it Shoesapalooza. They have be...

Kaiser Permanente in Baldwin Park, CA helped 190 students at Cortada Elementary School in nearby El Monte with brand new shoes. The kids were so excited with their new shoes and principal, Brenda Ruiz said the gift was a “great opportunity for our ...

Thanks to our sponsors, donors, volunteers, Board and committee chairs, our emcee Alonzo Bodden, special guest James Worthy, and Chuck Wansley After Hours, the Sneaker Ball was a success! It was a great way to celebrate our 25th year of service and w...

Gregg Popovich may be the Coach and General Manager of the San Antonio Spurs but around Shoes That Fit, he’s most known for being a champion for kids when he’s off the court. During his twenty-year tenure as head coach of the Spurs, he started a ...

To most people, famous athletes seem to have it all. Oftentimes, we don’t hear about the struggles that shaped them on their road to success. For Los Angeles Clipper’s All-Star point guard Chris Paul, it was his father Charles’s stories that in...

Shoes That Fit brought 2017 to an exciting close by partnering with the Los Angeles Kings to deliver 100 pairs of new athletic shoes to Cimarron Elementary School in Hawthorne, CA. In addition to the shoes distribution for the most in need students, ...

Nordstrom and New Balance have struck the perfect balance by engaging employees, customers and retail locations while promoting holiday cheer. By offering a beautifully designed giving card for purchase at cash register checkouts in Nordstrom stores...