Help the homeless, one step at a time! We are looking for volunteers to help us process shoes for one hour at our upcoming shoe processing event. It will be held on Saturday, March 25th, from 2-3 PM. The location is West LA College (Lot 7). West LA college is located at 9000 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. Directions: Enter West LA College from Overland Avenue at Freshman Drive. Go a short distance and make a right at the first stop sign, which is Albert Vera Drive.

“Only drug addicts, people with mental illness and alcoholics become homeless,” thought 52-year-old Daniel, until he found himself homeless. When Daniel’s father became ill, he left behind everything to become his father’s full time care giver. Daniel depleted all his resources to take care of his dad. This great sacrifice came at a high price for him. After the passing of his father, Daniel became homeless. Looking for employment and opportunities, Daniel moved back to L

“HOORAY”. . .shout the volunteers as shoes are paired up for distribution! Shouts of joy and accomplishment are often heard at Shoe Processing events. These well-attended events solicit the help of young volunteers as well as adults who screen the donated footwear. This process includes pairing the mates, tying the shoes, and preparing them to be categorized into men’s, women’s and children’s shoes! You can imagine how difficult it is to ensure that each shoe has its corr

It was so thrilling and inspiring to see you make your way through bags and boxes of donated shoes as you processed over 6,000 pairs of shoes! A big thank you to the Volunteer Collective, the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and the Trinity Classical Academy for bringing thousands of pairs of shoes and lots of volunteers! You are great partners! Shoe processing includes verifying that the quality of the shoes are good, placing them in pairs, tying the shoe laces, placing them

Help the homeless, one step at a time! We are looking for volunteers to help us process shoes for one hour at our upcoming shoe processing event. It will be held on Saturday, September 10, from 2-3 PM. The location is West LA College (Lot 7). West LA college is located at 9000 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. Directions: Enter West LA College from Overland Avenue at Freshman Drive. Go a short distance and make a right at the first stop sign, which is Albert Vera Drive

As kids are welcomed back to school, it is imperative that they have proper fitting shoes to prevent foot problems. Children may need multiple pairs of shoes in one year because they are growing so fast. It is challenging for parents experiencing homelessness to afford shoes because they are expensive. We are so happy to help hundreds of kids receive high quality shoes! Wearing poorly fitting shoes or shoes that are falling apart can cause many types of foot problems incl

Help the homeless, one step at a time! We are looking for volunteers to help us process shoes for one hour at our upcoming shoe processing event. It will be held on Sunday, July 17, from 2-3 PM. The location is West LA College (Lot 7). West LA college is located at 9000 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. Directions: Enter West LA College from Overland Avenue at Freshman Drive. Go a short distance and make a right at the first stop sign, which is Albert Vera Drive. Go pa

Providing shoes to homeless patients and to patients in need at LAC+USC Medical Center, Olive View Medical Center and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is an absolute honor. These are the 3 largest County hospitals in Los Angeles County. LAC+USC Medical Center is one of the nation’s largest public hospitals handling nearly 1,000,000 patient visits per year, 140,000 emergency room patients and half of the Sickle Cell patients in Southern California. It is also the nation's largest m

We processed over 2,000 pairs of shoes at our Shoe Processing event last weekend. The shoes will be given to the homeless and those in need, free of charge, in the greater Los Angeles area! We had students from the UCLA Dental School and representatives from the USC Street Medicine program volunteering. It was great to see them cheering each other on! We had volunteers who have participated regularly for the past 10 years, and we always have new volunteers. We would love t

Help the homeless, one step at a time! We are looking for volunteers to help us process shoes for one hour at our upcoming shoe processing event. It will be held on Sunday, May 15, from 2-3 PM. The location is West LA College (Lot 7). West LA college is located at 9000 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. Directions: Enter West LA College from Overland Avenue at Freshman Drive. Go a short distance and make a right at the first stop sign, which is Albert Vera Drive. Go pas