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...