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No shirt. No shoes. No service.
You’ve seen these signs, haven’t you?
They’re plastered on the front door of places like grocery stores, gas stations, and restaurants.
And, in a way, schools.
Although you may not see a literal sticker on the door of your neighborhood elementary school, the message is still loud and clear. In fact, the message is actually far worse…
You might be surprised by the connection between shoes and schooling. I was, too. But since 2020, teachers all across the U.S. have been telling us that when kids don’t have good shoes for school, their attendance and academics suffer—along with their self-esteem.
Unfortunately, this isn’t a small problem.
The heartbreaking truth is that millions of kids in the U.S.—those experiencing homelessness—have personal experience with the connection between shoes and education.
And right now, as you read this, they’re staring down a new school year knowing they’ll have to make-do with the shoes they already own.
Shoes that look a lot like Seth’s…
