SAMARITANS FEET INTERNATIONAL
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Mission Statement
Samaritan’s Feet serves and inspires hope by providing shoes as the foundation to a spiritual and healthy life resulting in the advancement of education and economic opportunities.
About This Cause
Samaritan's Feet International is a humanitarian aid 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2003 by Emmanuel Ohonme for the purpose of engaging volunteers to share hope and encouragement with people in need by providing new, proper fitting shoes and socks. Samaritan’s Feet is an advocate for the vulnerable. Our mission is to inspire hope through the gift of proper fitting shoes as the foundation to a spiritual and healthy life resulting in the advancement of global education and economic opportunities enabling all children and adults to be encouraged and become productive, responsible, and caring citizens. Samaritan’s Feet tackles one of the most visible signs of poverty by providing children, adults, and seniors in need with new, proper fitting athletic shoes so they can attend school with dignity and joy and be prepared to learn, play, and thrive. Seniors receive a new pair of proper fitting, anti-slip, lightweight, Velcro closure shoes to help improve foot health and mobility, while providing them with dignity and hope. One of our goals is to “keep seniors moving.” The organization serves the vulnerable throughout the U.S. and globally with focus on children, adults, intergenerational, the homeless, Indigenous populations, and aging population. We aim to enhance access to basic needs for the underserved children, families, and seniors by providing new, properly fitting shoes. We offer encouraging words through Hope Notes written by volunteers to encourage those in need, Hope Totes that contain basic hygiene kits, and Be Well Be Kind instructional information materials including educational fall prevention material for seniors as well as financial literacy and education regarding fraud and scams against seniors. Our programs strategically focus on the whole community through service and providing new shoes and socks, which helps alleviate financial strain on families. Furthermore, our programs mobilize partners and communities while linking families to services and opportunities. Above all, we empower people to create sustainable changes by sharing a consistent message of hope and encouragement for people of all ages, races, and economic situations.