Shoes to Success's students come from a variety of backgrounds, and all share one common factor: a need for shoes. They are identified through many different avenues (teacher observation and meetings, guidance counselors, PE teacher meetings, administration, etc.) with the goal of supporting each student.
Many students have expressed comments such as, "my mom said I could get a new pair when she got her income tax refund." Others have shared more personal details about the situation in which they currently live, and how it is impacting their life and health.
As the middle school years pose a unique set of developmental and peer realities, all shoe donations are given with the focus on maintaining the student's dignity at all times.
Each student's smile fuels the search for more shoes to help more students.
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