Soles 4 Souls

During fy24, s4s continued its partnership with street business school. through this collaboration, our partners trained 97 entrepreneurs in the dominican republic, 63 in haiti, and 11 in the philippines. additionally, four s4s employees, three of whom are women, were certified as trainers.more than 1.25 million children in the united states are experiencing homelessness. addressing this critical need, soles4souls continues to respond with our 4everykid program, an initiative that provides a pair of new athletic shoes to k-12 students in the united states that are experiencing homelessness. we know that when children have their basic needs met, they feel more confident, can participate in sports, and stay focused on their learning. during fy24, soles4souls distributed 151,869 pairs of shoes and 233,718 pairs of socks to students experiencing homelessness through 270 partners nationwide. a core component of the soles4souls mission is providing relief to people impacted by natural and humanitarian disasters. during fy24, soles4souls provided apparel, footwear, and additional accessories to respond to domestic and international relief efforts. through our robust partner network, we continued to serve recent arrivals to the u.s., those displaced by natural disasters, and individuals experiencing humanitarian hardships through strong alliances with local, regional, and global organizations. in response to these crises, we provided donations to trusted partners to distribute within their direct networks. we have also remained steadfast in our response efforts in eastern europe to support ukrainian relief efforts. in fy24 alone, soles4souls directly supplied 427,891 pairs of shoes, 526,645 pieces of clothing and 334,152 units of accessories, socks and other items to organizations focused on disaster relief. on average, items were distributed within 6-12 weeks post disaster. through our many distribution programs described above, soles4souls diverted 10,764,538 pairs/pieces from landfills totaling approximately 9,608,465 pounds of product. since inception, soles4souls has diverted 103,191,885 pairs/pieces from landfills totaling approximately 99,042,253 pounds. through the soles4souls global experiences program, volunteers from across the united states join soles4souls staff on distribution trips to countries where we have partner microenterprise operations to experience first-hand providing shoes to people in these developing countries. during fy24, soles4souls conducted 17 trips with approximately 204 individuals traveling to honduras, guatemala, dominican republic and the united states.