Shoes That Fit

STF has proudly been headquartered in LA County since our founding 30 years ago. Last year, we provided brand new athletic shoes for 33,469 children in LA County and plan to serve 40,000 in 2023/24. New shoes are one of the most expensive necessities for families to purchase, and many children have no choice but to wear ill-fitting shoes that cause them pain and embarrassment in order to attend school. We create programs with area teachers who help kids stay in school and achieve educational success, overcoming systemic barriers.

Shoes That Fit provides brand new, high-quality athletic shoes to children in need. In LAUSD, where 4 out of 5 children live in poverty, Shoes That Fit is opening shoe banks to provide new shoes to LAUSD students on an ongoing basis. LA2050 funding will provide over 2,500 pairs of shoes to respond to immediate need and Shoes That Fit will leverage your support to double that number.

Operation Shoes That Fit LA: a high-profile initiative with the LAPD to reach students in some of the lowest income areas of LAUSD. Having the bandwidth to deliver tens of thousands of shoes into LA, and building on our partnership with the LAPD as our “boots on the ground” for the deliveries. Their 9,000 sworn officers committed to community policing, will work with Shoes That Fit to identify, measure and deliver new athletic shoes to children at schools within their local precincts.

Too many kids in LA are missing school because they don’t have shoes—or being bullied because they are wearing inappropriate shoes. We will provide brand new athletic shoes to LAUSD school children.