Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services
Mission: Provide new, high-quality, brand-name sneakers/athletic shoes for children and youth living in poverty through the course of their K through 12 school-age years, and do so in a manner that honors the worth and dignity of every child/youth and parent/guardian served.
Results: Since initiating operations in 2010, over 16,000 children and youth have been the recipients of a new pair of high-quality, branded sneakers/athletic shoes.
Target demographics: children and youth in grades K - 12
Direct beneficiaries per year: 2,500 kids working in partnership with 14 social services agencies in St. Louis, MO.
Geographic areas served: St. Louis and major cities in the Midwest
Programs: new sneakers/athletic shoes at no cost to the family or our partner agencies to place new sneakers on the feet of under-resourced children and youth.