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We're two weeks into SOCKTOBER, and we have already received THOUSANDS of new sock donations!Every year, we provide well...
10/14/2026

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: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/16N5M2NWUIQI5?fbclid=IwY2xjawU8-ERleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMXg1Vnk1YnBYdm1CNXVFYkZzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe0p-B6ZggyPnwB6sf0Jpdn1QWdkp20-qBZGdUBuuIz00XESJ7gNJVEojG84s_aem_1ErHtco4GDNw634PN2NEAA; 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 [email protected] to schedule a drop-off of BRAND NEW PAIRS OF SOCKS at one of our locations.

Stay with us, please.

10/09/2026

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:
https://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 a...
10/08/2026

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, please.


These two little boys would not come into the gym. They each kept their heads down, crying. Neither would speak to us. S...
10/06/2026

These two little boys would not come into the gym. They each kept their heads down, crying. Neither would speak to us.

Sometimes it is just the sight of many strangers in your gym; sometimes it is the fear of having to pay; sometimes it is just fear of the unknown that causes moments like this.

We see this often, and we have a great process to help.

First, we start with volunteers who are incredibly kind and patient. Two high school girls worked with these little boys outside in the hallway away from the big crowd. They were gentle, kind, and patient with them. They treated them like they were their little brothers. The tears did not stop.
One of the boys' older brothers, who was waiting in line for his shoes, saw what was happening and came over to help. That almost worked, but not quite. Each boy refused to take off their shoes, and the tears continued. They were real tears too. Not the fake kind that kids can seem to muster up at will. The youngest boy said he just wanted his mom.

Talking to their teacher didn't help; offering to call home and let them talk to their mom didn't help. None of our usual methods to comfort frightened children were working.

Until one of the high-school volunteers had the idea of giving all three boys matching shoes. It was like magic.

The little boys looked up, smiled, and stopped crying. We found three awesome pairs of matching shoes, tried them on, and they loved them.

All of this happened outside the gym in the hallway. We could have sent them back to class from there, but we wanted to erase the memory of twenty minutes of fear and crying in the stairway.

So we enlisted two of our high-school boy volunteers to join the group and run with the boys around the gym, jumping over bags of shoes and dodging volunteers as they went. There were huge smiles all around.

We care about the hearts of the kids we serve.

During the entire month of October, better known as SOCKTOBER, we are holding our annual month-long Sock Drive!Every yea...
10/04/2026

During the entire month of October, better known as SOCKTOBER, we are holding our annual month-long Sock Drive!

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!

To support us this SOCKTOBER, please purchase socks online here: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/16N5M2NWUIQI5; 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 [email protected] to schedule a drop-off of BRAND NEW PAIRS OF SOCKS at one of our locations.

Stay with us, please.

One false assumption people make about the children we serve is that they are entitled and ungrateful.After serving over...
09/28/2026

One false assumption people make about the children we serve is that they are entitled and ungrateful.

After serving over 250,000 children since 2010, we know the vast majority are neither. They are extremely grateful. Most find it hard to believe we are helping them, expecting nothing in return.

We have had children reach into their pockets to pull out change to try to pay us. Children have asked for our address so they could send us money someday.

The children we serve know what it is like to live with deep needs. They know what it is like to live in hard times that never seem to change.

Recently, a jr. high boy insisted on giving us his used shoes. He had outgrown them by a few sizes, but wanted someone else to have them. We couldn't change his mind, and his school administrator approved it.

It was very important to this young man to feel like he was helping someone else.

We have a front row every week to beautiful children with beautiful hearts. Serving them is a privilege.

Stay with us, please.


Meet Clara! Clara is an 11-year-old sixth-grade cross-country runner at Villa Madonna Academy. After dealing with Sever'...
09/25/2026

Meet Clara!

Clara is an 11-year-old sixth-grade cross-country runner at Villa Madonna Academy. After dealing with Sever's disease, she understood how difficult it could be to run and stay active when your feet hurt.

Clara knows that some children in our community come to school wearing shoes that are 4-5 sizes too big or too small. That can cause discomfort and make it harder for them to be active and confident.

That’s why Clara is running 250 miles to help kids get shoes that fit properly and don't hurt their feet.

Click the link below and select the 250 Mile Challenge on the drop-down to help Clara accomplish her goal!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3CUBXEZ2QZDR8

09/22/2026

Friday, we had the most amazing time at our latest Cincy delivery.

I can show you better than I can tell you!

A huge thank you to all of our volunteers and the amazing Cincinnati Public Schools staff at Frederick Douglass Elementary School. And a special shout-out to your amazing resource coordinator, Angel!


Our relief trip to Connersville, Indiana today was an outstanding success.The best way to describe it is that we could n...
09/19/2026

Our relief trip to Connersville, Indiana today was an outstanding success.

The best way to describe it is that we could not have hoped for a better day. Unless you were there, it is hard to put into words, but just know that we saw the goodness of God through people.

Bringing relief is a privilege.

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