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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 […]

Meet Soles4Souls’ Summer Interns!

This summer, we are thrilled to have welcomed in a talented class of interns located in Nashville, New Jersey and Virginia! The goal of Soles4Souls’ internship program is to link college coursework and theory with career responsibilities and expectations to help students visualize their future.    Our interns not only provide support in a variety of […]

World Refugee Day

In the sixty seconds it will take you to read this, 20 more people will leave their homes to escape war, persecution or terror.   Soles4Souls joins in celebrating World Refugee Day for the more than 68 million people displaced by violence. Refugees are among the most vulnerable groups in the world. Access to shoes […]

K•Swiss Gives Back to Soles4Souls During Play Tennis Month!

K•Swiss, the fastest growing tennis footwear brand in the United States specialty channel, has partnered with Soles4Souls in honor of Play Tennis Month.   For each Ultrashot shoe sold, $5.00 will be donated to Soles4Souls, which could help us provide five new pairs of shoes to people in need! During the campaign, the Ultrashot shoes are […]

There is No “I” in Team

There’s no I in team. This well-known phrase reminds us to come together as a team to accomplish a goal.   Our goal of breaking the cycle of poverty is universal and without borders. In the United States, one in eight Americans live in poverty. Meanwhile, 767 million people worldwide survive on less than $1.90/day.   […]

Case Study: McKennon Law Group

McKennon Law Group PC, a law firm in Newport Beach that represents policyholders in their insurance disputes with insurers, hosted a summer shoe donation drive in honor of Soles4Souls’ “Go Green” initiative.   Give Shoes Give Love Go Green is a campaign aimed at keeping shoes out of landfills and instead utilizing them to create meaningful […]

Help Soles4Souls Respond to Natural Disaster Victims During the Big Payback

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster We recently had our all-staff retreat… a time to look ahead but also look at what worked and didn’t work in the last year. As we talked through the ins and outs, I made a mistake. I forgot to mention the devastating hurricanes in Texas, […]

Creating Opportunity In An Invisible Land

The following story of our non-profit partner Help the Children in Transnistria and profile of Lena Ahremtseva, contains elements from the forthcoming book, Shoestrings: How Your Donated Shoes and Clothes Help People Pull Themselves Out of Poverty by Soles4Souls President and CEO Buddy Teaster AN INVISIBLE LAND Halfway around the world lies a land where nothing is as it seems. […]

Three Women

Our first encounter with Jounise Isma couldn’t have been more powerful.   Jounise lives in Haiti. She is a part of Soles4Souls’ micro-enterprise program and has created a small business selling shoes to provide for herself and her family.   Our director of Donor Services, Kelly Modena was recently traveling in Haiti with one of our most devoted volunteers, Michele James, […]

Changing Your Life While Changing Theirs

From the account of Soles4Souls traveler, Briana Marie. She is a lifestyle commercial and event photographer based in Napa Valley, CA. She travels internationally for multiple non-profits.   Last fall I traveled to Haiti with Soles4Souls as their photographer.  At the time, this was the fourth trip I had traveled with them.   From previous experience […]