Category: Soles4Souls

Yin and Yang: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future

It’s December 26th as I write this. I should have done it sooner and my tardiness has caused extra work for some on the Soles4Souls team. I apologize for that. There’s just a lot to be done… Because it seems to me that those are the two exactly right feelings (what’s left undone and gratitude for all […]

Wearing Out Poverty at Maryland Elementary School with NSRA

“I like my new shoes.” When you grow up in a low-income neighborhood, that’s something you might not get to say very often. But thanks to Soles4Souls’ partnership with the National Shoe Retailers Association (NSRA), that’s exactly what we heard from a District Heights Elementary School student., Tina Howard. He then added, “I really appreciate […]

Million Lighting Hosts Fourth Shoe Drive in Singapore

The Singapore company Million Lighting has held three shoe drive for Soles4Souls collecting 200,000 pairs of shoes and are currently holding their fourth until December 15th. Million Lighting, Singapore’s oldest lighting company and a trendsetter in providing lighting solutions for any and all needs, is the first company in Singapore and Asia to collaborate with Soles4Souls on […]

Her Smile was all the Thanks we Needed

Antananarivo. A complicated name for an even more complicated city. Here, in the heart of the island-nation of Madagascar, a tapestry of paradoxes unfolds. And it’s here where seven-year-old Germaine calls home.   Germaine represents the hardships of growing up in extreme poverty. She’s beautiful—her features a blend of a diverse African heritage with Arab, […]

Struggle and Hope in the Batey

Life on less than $1.90 per day is defined as extreme poverty. Extreme because it deprives its victims of the most basic needs—including an adequate pair of shoes. Extreme because it stretches the limits of what a human being should bear, adding impossible complexity to even the most mundane tasks. There are few places where this extreme […]

See how the Simple Gift of Shoes Gives Julio Hope

Where’s Julio? A question the teachers at the Hermano Pedro school in Antigua, Guatemala ask often. The answer is usually found in the kitchen, where this mischievous eight-year-old boy likes to hide. After sipping from the milk jug, that is. Beneath Julio’s playful spirit lies the heart of a fighter. He has down syndrome and has […]

Help Before Disaster Strikes

Before Soles4Souls officially came into existence, we were responding to natural disasters. After seeing dramatic images following the earthquakes and tsunamis in south Asia the day after Christmas 2004, the S4S founder-to-be knew he could help. Together with the footwear industry, and the help of two men who became founding board members, they delivered several […]

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Launch 2018 Hunting Boots Trade-In

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, the leading national retailers of outdoor gear and apparel, are partnering with Soles4Souls this month to help create opportunities for those in need. The retail chains are making it easier than ever for hunting enthusiasts to not only purchase new boots for the fall season, but also make a difference […]

Serving the Underserved

While serving those in need of immediate relief will always be a fundamental part of our impact, creating sustainable employment opportunities for people in need is essential to finding a long-term solution to poverty. Soles4Souls has direct micro-enterprise operations in Haiti, Honduras, Transnistria and Sierra Leone, and we have witnessed firsthand the positive impact our […]

Pam and Claire Baker Receive Michele James Volunteer of the Year Award

Here at Soles4Souls, it is impossible to talk about our impact without acknowledging the fundamental engine that keeps our organization running. The force that propels us forward and allows Soles4Souls to continue creating opportunity, serving those in need and protecting the environment. The people who inspire our team and overall mission day in and day […]