Impact Stories Archives - Page 3 of 3

Not Your Typical Teenage Boy

Written on December 19, 2017.

Max is not a typical teenage boy. And that’s exactly what his mother hoped. Jeni Olsen wanted her son to understand and...

Written on December 13, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster I write a year-end reflection every December and it’s always bittersweet. Bitter...

Written on November 7, 2017.

“None is more impoverished than the one who has no gratitude.” Fred D. Van Amburgh Soles4Souls works in some of the world’s...

Written on October 25, 2017.

From the account of Myka Dancy, Vanderbilt’s Women’s Basketball player on her journey with Soles4Souls to...

Written on October 11, 2017.

Tampa Bay. January. Deshaun Watson looks up at the clock. Six seconds left. He throws the ball into the end zone. The...

Written on August 8, 2017.

A few months ago, we told you about our team’s trip to La Milpa. This squatter community on the outskirts of Costa Rica’s...

Written on July 11, 2017.

Lush green forests and snow-capped peaks. Bright city lights and desolate skies. Vibrant commerce and scarce resources....

Written on July 10, 2017.

On our February trip to Costa Rica, our team kept busy distributing over 800 pairs of new shoes in just two days. The...

Written on July 10, 2017.

Natural disasters can strike in any part of the world. Yet small, impoverished nations are often most vulnerable. The...

Written on June 7, 2017.

We’ve all read the beloved fairy tale. Once upon a time, in a far away land, there lived a girl named Cinderella. Her...

Written on March 27, 2017.

The act of distributing shoes to children is always special. It’s special for our volunteers who actively participate...