Donate Your Spare Sneakers to These Charities and Organisations
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While many sneakerheads are focussed on growing their collections into double, triple or quadruple figures, take a moment to think about those who don’t even have a single pair. Sometimes it’s easy to forget what sneakers are made for in the first place: protecting the feet from the elements and outside world. Thankfully, many organisations and charities have established themselves around the world to get shoes to those who need it most. Here are just a few of the active groups you can donate your spare sneakers to right now.
Sal’s Shoes
Children are constantly outgrowing their sneakers before they’ve had a chance to be properly worn out – but many miss out on having shoes in the first place. CJ Bowry founded Sal’s Shoes in 2016 after she couldn’t find any charities that assured her son’s donated footwear was going to a good home. After collecting 5000 pairs of shoes in their first year of operation, Sal’s Shoes have now redistributed 2,130,033 pairs (and counting) of kids’ shoes to over 49 countries around the world!
Add to that total by donating new and lightly worn petite-sized pairs .