Shoe Buddy

07/20/2025

We are so grateful for our Waxahachie Junior Service League volunteers! They filled a large number of our volunteer spots this year and always serve our kiddos with kindness and love! Thank you WJSL for how you serve our community, we are so grateful for you!

07/18/2025

Our founder Melveene Dixon stopped by to say hello and caught our dear friend and retired director of CASA of Ellis County, Rhodie Rawls, as she was grabbing shoes for her guardianship cases. We are grateful for our community partners! CASA is such a valuable part of our community!

07/18/2025

Shoe Buddy is serving the community with our annual back to school shoe drive!

06/02/2024

It's such a privilege to be recognized in our community for what we do! The biggest thanks to Waxahachie Foundation for this grant which will directly benefit kids with new shoes for school!

In support of the Shoe Buddy, the Waxahachie Foundation granted the organization $2000 to help provide shoes to kids in need in Waxahachie. Every kid deserves to start school in a new pair of shoes.

09/21/2023

Here are just a few reasons to support Shoe Buddy during

👢 Easy online interface with NO added fees to donate
🩴 Gets us closer to our goal of donating 350 pairs of shoes in 2024
👞 100% of donations go toward our mission (we take NO operating expenses off the top)
👟 The feeling of helping kids is unbeatable 🥰
🥾 Help others in the community learn about our mission
👠 Share your care so your friends and family can learn what causes mean the most to you

Shoe Buddy has one simple guiding principle: All children deserve to start school with a new pair of shoes. Founded in 2010 by Melveene Dixon and her husband, Bill, in memory of her father, Buddy Gibson, Shoe Buddy aims to ensure that all children — regardless of their...

09/21/2023

Today is the day! is in full swing. Donate to Shoe Buddy today at the link below.

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Shoebuddy/

09/20/2023

North Texas Giving Day is TOMORROW! Here's where you can donate to our cause of helping every local kid start school with a new pair of shoes.

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Shoebuddy

09/11/2023

We often get asked: How do we identify the kids who get new shoes?

We work in concert with several wonderful partner organizations that are already serving vulnerable kids in our Ellis County community. We serve the populations of kids and families who are already under the care of one of our partners.

Our valued partner organizations include Waxahachie CARE, Ellis County Children's Advocacy Center, CASA of Ellis County, Common Ground Ministries, Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services and TBHC Foster Care and Adoption. We are so grateful for the work they do and our mission is to compliment their efforts.

Do you know another local organization that serves vulnerable kids that Shoe Buddy should consider? Tag them in the comments below!

08/30/2023

Great spotlight on North Texas Giving Day in Waxahachie Daily Light today!

Learn how you can be a local philanthropist on September 21 here: https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/

Chris Roark, [email protected] Ellis County nonprofits will soon benefit from what has become a donation extravaganza. The 14th annual North Texas Giving Day will take place Sept. Sept. 21, but early giving begins Sept. 1. NTX Giving Day is an 18-hour online giving event that gives residents an....

08/25/2023

Thanks for the spotlight on our 2023 shoe drive, The Waxahachie Sun!

"During this year’s shoe drive, Shoe Buddy donated 329 pairs of shoes to kids in Ellis County – the most shoes the organization has ever donated in a single year."

During this year’s shoe drive, Shoe Buddy donated 329 pairs of shoes to kids in Ellis County – the most shoes the organization has ever donated in a single year.

08/17/2023

Check out Shoe Buddy in the latest issue of the Waxahachie Daily Light!

"More than 300 children are heading to school in comfort and in style thanks to another successful shoe drive hosted by a local nonprofit.

Shoe Buddy, a Waxahachie-based charity that formed in 2010, raised enough money to provide 329 pairs of new shoes to local students at its recent shoe drive."

Chris Roark [email protected] More than 300 children are heading to school in comfort and in style thanks to another successful shoe drive hosted by a local nonprofit. Shoe Buddy, a Waxahachie-based charity that formed in 2010, raised enough money to provide 329 pairs of new shoes to local stude...