We Bring Relief
Since our founding in 2010, Shoes 4 the Shoeless has delivered brand-new gym shoes and socks to disadvantaged children within Southwest Ohio through our in-school delivery program. The need is still great, so our work continues.
Will you help us?
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It Starts Like Most Stories Out There
A few people recognized an overwhelming need and had to do something about it. Since then, countless volunteers and donors have stepped up to meet one of the biggest unmet health care needs for children in poverty.
Our shoes and socks bring relief, hope, encouragement, and comfort to local children in desperate need. With your help, we can make a difference!
Making a Meaningful ImpactThe Need Is Great.
The Need Is Great.
The Opportunity Is Greater.
In 2025, Shoes 4 The Shoeless served 21,000+ children with brand new shoes and socks. However, across our 21-county footprint, we estimate that 72,000 children are still in need.
That means we are currently reaching about 30% of the need.
Together, we can close the gap.
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It Takes a TEAM
To deliver thousands of shoes each year, it takes incredible planning and coordination. Get to know our Staff Team, our Board of Directors, and our Greater Cincinnati Advisory Council.
What's Going On?
Wondering what we've been up to lately?
Year-round we stay busy hosting events all over the Miami Valley and Greater Cincinnati area. If you would like to keep up with us and see our mission in action, be sure to follow us on our social spaces!
These were two left shoes, three sizes apart. Both were missing insoles, filthy, and had holes in the soles. Neither shoe came close to fitting.These shoes were all he owned. He did not own socks.Helping the thousands of children like him is a privilege we never take for granted.Stay with us, please.#healthneed #goodnessandmercy
A school administrator once asked us where we found so many good men willing to serve the children in our region. She said that to most of her hundreds of students, good men were like a unicorn: unheard of, but deeply wished for.We know more good men, in every county we serve, than we could ever count. Here are pictures of some from the past few weeks.Thank you to all the good men out there. Stay with us, please. The kids need to see you.#goodnessandmercy
These incredibly talented kids from the Springfield High School Choir volunteered with us recently as part of our Kids 4 Kids program.It was deeply moving to watch these volunteers devote so much time and care to love on the children as they served them.We love our kids.Stay with us, please.
We're two weeks into SOCKTOBER, and we have already received THOUSANDS of new sock donations!Every year, we provide well over 100,000 pairs of socks to children across 21 Southwest Ohio counties. Each pair we give to a child is donated by someone like you!There's still time to join our month-long Sock Drive! Just donate new socks by the last day of October. To support us this SOCKTOBER, please purchase socks online here: www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/16N5M2NWUIQI5?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8-ERleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAW...; Please choose to deliver to the GIFT REGISTRY ADDRESS. Choose the option that shows Xenia, OH, to make sure that your delivery is safely received.You can also email Katie at Katie@shoes4theshoeless.org to schedule a drop-off of BRAND NEW PAIRS OF SOCKS at one of our locations.Stay with us, please.
FOX19 interviewed eleven-year-old cross-country runner Clara Taylor about her decision to run 250 miles to raise money for children who don't have properly fitting shoes. Please click the link below and select "The Clara 250 Mile Challenge" to donate:www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3CUBXEZ2QZDR8
We believe that all kids deserve shoes that don't hurt their feet. Shoes that fit are a basic healthcare need.The pain and damage in these pictures were 100% preventable.This is our why.Stay with us, plea#healthcareneeden#goodnessandmercymercy
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If you know us, you know that we love talking about what we do and meeting new people. If you don’t know us, we’d love to talk with you! Whether you want to share an idea, talk about a need, or just say hi, we would love to hear from you.