Tag: 4opportunity

There’s Hope Now That Things Are Going To Get Better

On a normal morning in Villanueva, a municipality outside of San Pedro Sula in Honduras, Merary Majado opens the doors to her home– not for visitors, but for business. Lines of shoes are carefully organized on her windowsill, and before she’s been able to settle into the day, customers arrive. For Merary, her days start […]

Poverty Isn’t Only “Over There”

We often share stories of boys and girls we meet through our work in developing countries. Life on less than $2 per day for these 385 million children means that even essentials go unfulfilled. The harsh realities of extreme poverty slowly tear down their potential—and their dreams. Yet the gift of shoes made possible through […]

This Spring, Help Make a Difference Through the Gift of Shoes

The dawn of spring often brings travel plans for millions of people around the country. Eager to beat the winter blues or take advantage of school breaks, many of us pack our bags and head to sunny vacation destinations. Spotting an exotic capuchin monkey while hiking the rainforest in Costa Rica, swaying to the reggae […]

Separated by Miles, Connected by Hope

Poverty knows no gender barrier. 767 million men and women around the world are bound to life in its most extreme form. And your incredible support of our mission helps us break this cycle, creating sustainable jobs and providing relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing.   Yet every year on March 8, the […]

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 […]

Easy Shipping, Major Impact

Here at Soles4Souls, we are fortunate to have an incredible network of corporate supporters who help propel our impact forward every single day. One of those generous partners whose values align with our mission is Zappos’ philanthropic division, Zappos for Good.   In an effort to promote sustainability and keep unwanted textiles out of landfills, […]

Help Provide Their Perfect Pair

If you’ve had a child in your life, you’ve likely heard the all too familiar, “I don’t want to go to school today”. (Kudos if you haven’t!) After all, leaving the comfort of a warm bed to practice multiplication tables isn’t always that appealing. But when finishing grade school isn’t a responsibility, but a privilege, […]

How Zappos and Allbirds are Helping Soles4Souls Turn Trash into Opportunity

Here at Soles4Souls we are committed to not only fighting poverty, but also protecting the environment. A troubling amount of textiles go to waste every day and end up in the trash. In fact, the EPA states that only 15% of clothing and footwear in the U.S. is recycled. That means that 85% of discarded […]

A Full Circle Moment in Transnistria

Lena Ahremtseva was raised in a Transnistrian orphanage with 200 other children from birth through the age of 16.   “Our days were all alike,” said Lena. “We would wake up, go to classes held there, and then we had free time for a couple of hours, but we could not leave the grounds. Then […]

Soles4Souls Expands International Collection Efforts

The shoe and clothing donations that Soles4Souls receives every day help create opportunities for what the World Bank estimates to currently be 767 million people living on less than $1.90 a day. The more product we receive, the more lives Soles4Souls is able to impact. Furthermore, our donation sites are more accessible than ever. Soles4Souls […]