Nathan is a homeless gentleman in his late forties who greatly needed a good pair of shoes. Homeless for three years, he has been living in a tent in Santa Monica, California for the past two years. Obtaining a pair of shoes was one of his greatest needs. He has been searching for shoes for two years! Wearing shoes that were falling apart caused Nathan knee pain, foot pain and painful corns. This limited his ability to walk. When Nathan reached out to us saying he wore a s

Shoes for the Homeless, Inc. received an email just before the holidays saying “All I need for Christmas are shoes” and it was signed Jesus. We reached out to him immediately. Jesus told us that he is a 50 y/o homeless man who desperately needed a pair of shoes, size 11. He told us that his shoes were literally coming apart and it was causing him much pain. It was also causing blisters and other skin problems. The next day we met with him with two pairs of size 11 shoes.

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend and support our 2021 Gala Fundraising event on December 9! We celebrated 10 years of providing shoes to those in need and honored Justin Jampol, founder of the Wende Museum. We also expressed our appreciation to everyone for helping us provide nearly 40,000 men, women and children with shoes so far this year. Michelle Tipton from the Phoenix Dream Center was our guest speaker and the Magical Katrina entertained all of us. For thos

Please join us for an evening of magic as we celebrate 10 Years helping the homeless! For tickets and access to our online auction go to: www.biddingforgood.com/shoesforthehomeless/Celebrating10Years #shoesforthehomeless, #nycshoedrive, #lashoedrive, #helpthoseinneednyc, #getinvolved, #homelessness, #nonprofit, #givebacktothecommunity, #volunteer #causes, #donatenyc, #nonprofit, #charity, #shoedrive, #newyorkcitypetstores,#philanthropy, #socialgood, #homeless, #newjerseyshoe

Michael Hudson is a SFTH Board member and also founder of Fried Rice Comedy. Thank you Fried Rice Comedy for supporting SFTH at your September 18, 2021 show. We appreciate the fundraiser. Fried Rice Comedy shows are really terrific. The comedians, though different in their backgrounds and approach to comedy, are great fun and entertaining! It didn’t take long for the laughing to begin! There is no admission charge and no drink/item minimum at Fried Rice Comedy shows. Fri

Thank you to the CPY Y & G for collecting lots of shoes for the homeless and those in need! The California YMCA Youth & Government Program continues to build upon a proud legacy of providing quality civic engagement programming to high school and middle school students throughout the state. Y&G programs are designed to complement each other and coordinate together in activities, providing year-to-year continuity in civic engagement education as well as leadership growth oppor

The need for shoes for the homeless and those in need in the Los Angeles area is very great. Please join this epic shoe drive by donating new or lightly used men’s, women’s and kid’s shoes. Drop off locations include the Culver Palms YMCA, Santa Monica YMCA, Palisades-Malibu YMCA and the Collins and Katz Family YMCA (see flyer). For more information contact info@shoesforthehomeless.net or call 800-394-8286. #shoesforthehomeless, #nycshoedrive, #lashoedrive, #helpthoseinneedny

When John Peterson (JP) of Shoot 360 www.shoot360.com/ and Jason Simon and Scott Martin of West Coast Elite Basketball www.westcoastelitebasketball.com/ make up their minds to do something, they do it big! They recently decided to team up with SFTH and host a one day shoe drive. Typically, shoe drives are scheduled for 3-6 weeks, but they wanted to do it in one day. Their collective goal was to collect at least 1,000 pairs of shoes. The results were spectacular and they colle

We were thrilled to learn that SFTH was chosen from hundreds of Culver City non-profits to receive the Non Profit Transformation Prize for 2021! The prize was awarded at the second annual Culver City Non-Profit Convening and included a $5,000 grant. Hosted by the Wende Museum, the award was presented to Shoes for the Homeless, Inc. founder Ira Diamond by Culver City Mayor Alex Fisch. The 2021 Non-Profit Transformation Prize is awarded annually to a Culver City based nonprofi

Thank you to the anonymous donor of 40 pairs of women's shoes who left this beautiful note. It is people like this who make the world a much better place. Even if we can help just one person receive a good pair of shoes, all our effort would be worthwhile. Through the generosity of this person, many homeless women, and women in need, will be helped. In addition to individual donations, we also have a program to collect shoes by hosting a “Fill the Box” shoe drive for the h