There is a place where thousands of men, women, and children wear footwear that is not fit for purpose. And at least 280,000 homeless people (10,000 living on the streets) have no shoes or shoes that are falling to pieces, and that place is the UK.
Shoe Aid a national charity based here in the UK who source and supply free footwear through a collection and distribution network, so no child or adult need go without shoes
In September 2021 Shoe Aid will once again by launching STEPTEMBER. We want to raise the issue of footwear poverty and get people to focus on the challenges and impact it has.
In September this year, there are four Tuesdays, each of these days we are asking people to organise events to raise awareness of footwear poverty, that’s four opportunities to take part, everyone can take part in one or all of the days, which we are calling SHOESDAYS.
Rather than have a badge or ribbon or other icon, we want to ask people to wear ODD SHOES for one or all the SHOESDAYS. They can also wear NO SHOES. Sharing images from these events/days across social media should help raise the issues of footwear poverty. People will not be limited to NO SHOES or ODD SHOES; we are looking for people to be creative too. We would like people to help headline the issues and challenges of footwear poverty here in the UK and the world.
Shoe Aid relies on footwear donations to deliver its service to those in need. We ensure all our footwear is ‘Fit for Purpose’ and donate new and used items ‘Free of Charge’. Whilst the service is ‘Free’ Shoe Aid is not free to operate.