Shoes for Orphan Souls

We have distributed more than 1.6 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the United States and to orphans in 55 countries around the world. While our program has made a difference in many lives, there are still millions of children we can reach – all through a pair of shoes. We are seeking donations of new shoes, socks and shoelaces from individuals, corporations, churches and civic groups.

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Missouri Rotary Collects 17,000
Shoes for Orphans

In its seventh year collecting shoes for orphans and at-risk children, Missouri Rotary District 6040 'stepped up' again to donate more than 17,000 pairs of shoes, 1,300 pairs of socks and $6,028.40 to benefit Shoes for Orphan Souls.

Giving Shoes Where Needed Most in Nicaragua

Last month, I traveled with a group from the Nazarene Church in Sturgis, Michigan to help build a church in a poor area of Managua, Nicaragua.

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Russian-born girls learn value of
giving back

Victoria, 9, and Michaela, 7, went on the air at Smithville Elementary School television and asked the children to donate Shoes for
Orphan Souls.

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Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, provides new shoes and socks to orphans and at-risk children in the United States and throughout the world. From conducting shoe drives to humanitarian aid trips, Shoes for Orphan Souls offers hands-on opportunities to individuals, groups and organizations that want to transform lives through social ministry. Since 1999, more than 1.5 million pairs of new shoes and socks have been distributed to 55 countries. Buckner is a fully accredited non-profit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status. Your gifts to Buckner are tax-deductible as allowed by the IRS