Shoe Bank
Staff Leader: Diane Presley
The Shoe Bank
The Shoe Bank had just one goal when it was founded in 1989 – to put comfortable shoes on a few hundred homeless men living on the streets in downtown Dallas. The program today provides shoes for twenty thousand people every year – primarily children, both here and abroad.
Here's how it works. Good used children's shoes, men's and women's athletic shoes, and men's dress shoes can be donated at the two drop off boxes here at Trietsch. One is located next to the elevator on the main floor near Faith Voyage. The other one is located in the Missions Collection Center next to the Ministry Center.
The shoes are carefully inspected and then delivered to local social service agencies for distribution. Every year, thousands of children in countries around the world receive shoes only because kids from the our area take advantage of an opportunity to give through the Shoe Bank. Our children help make an important relief effort possible – and we fulfill an equally important mission by teaching them to care for those less fortunate.
How you can help?
- Donate comfortable shoes
- Make a tax-deductible cash donation
- Volunteer your time
For more information about The Shoe Bank, visit their website at http://www.shoebank.org/index.asp.
