Opportunity Details
Host a shoe drive! By hosting a shoe drive you can create community engagement, provide new opportunities for those in need AND give back to the environment. Every 20 pairs of shoes counts as 1 hour of service plus any hours spent marketing the drive and collecting/pairing shoes count as service hours as well.Soles4Souls creates sustainable jobs and provides relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. It’s estimated that 21 billion pounds of textile waste is dumped in landfills every year. That makes up more than 5% of all municipal waste generated every year. Since 2006, Soles4Souls has diverted 23.8 million pounds of shoes and clothes from landfills and instead created meaningful economic opportunities and helped provide new shoes for those in need around the globe. Gently-worn shoes collected help individuals start and sustain small businesses to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
Hosting a shoe drive can be done in 5 simple steps:
1. Choose a theme for your drive (i.e. Go Green, Thanks4Giving, Women4Women or generic “Create Your Own). Marketing materials look different depending on what you choose.
2. Register to host a shoe drive for a specific period of time and with a goal in mind: https://soles4souls.org/shoe-drive/
3. Soles4Souls provides branded collection boxes for you to set out. You line these with a garbage bag and replace as it is filled.
4. You would blast an email out to your employees, clients, customers, etc as you prefer letting them know about the drive. Flyers and links to resources will be provided for this!
5. Once the drive concludes, volunteers will count the shoes, pair them together, and bring to the Regional Donation Center or ship them to the nearest warehouse. A Soles4Souls representative will help coordinate this once a drive is registered.
Opportunity Details
We are looking for individuals to create and/or drive a shoe pick up route! This opportunity includes offering to pick up shoes from businesses, who continuously collect shoes for Soles4Souls, and delivering them to the Virginia warehouse in Richmond. Some businesses need pick-ups every week while others fill up once a month. You can keep the shoes in your garage until you get a car load and then bring them to the warehouse or bring them as you pick-up.Soles4Souls is a non-profit social enterprise based in Nashville, TN and a registered 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS. Our mission is to create sustainable jobs and provide relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Since Soles4Souls began in 2006, we’ve distributed over 30 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and all 50 US states.
Did you know that EVERY SINGLE ONE of those pairs makes a difference in people’s lives? The used shoes you deliver will go to helping our entrepreneurs in places like Haiti, Nicaragua, Honduras, Moldova, Sierra Leone, and Malawi create sustainable income for themselves! In fact, the sale of just 1 pair of shoes can provide 5 meals for family in Haiti.
What an impact!
Opportunity Details
Coal River Mountain Watch began as a group of volunteers, and we have always relied on volunteers and interns to help our small staff do our important work. Volunteers may plant, tend, and harvest our hemp farm, pick up trash and junk from our streams and hollows with out Tadpole Project, monitor mine sites for regulatory violations, help with community events and workshops, help with disaster assistance, share social media content, or other activities. On-site volunteers will live in our volunteer/intern apartments in the solar-powered Judy Bonds Center for Appalachian Preservation.
Opportunity Details
Richland, WA 25K Drive1806 Terminal Drive
Richland, WA 99354
Email Megan Welsh for more information at Meganw@Soles4Souls.org
Opportunity Details
Someone in your community is trying to collect 25,000 pairs of shoes to help create sustainable jobs in developing nations! We need your gently worn shoes to get to our goal!
By hosting a shoe drive you can create community engagement, provide new opportunities for those in need AND give back to the environment. Every 20 pairs of shoes counts as 1 hour of service plus any hours spent marketing the drive and collecting/pairing shoes count as service hours as well.
Soles4Souls disrupts the cycle of poverty by creating sustainable jobs and providing relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the organization repurposes product to supply its micro-enterprise, disaster relief and direct assistance programs. Since 2006, we have distributed more than 35 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and generated over $250 million in economic impact. A non-profit social enterprise, Soles4Souls earns more than 70% of its income and commits 100% of donations to programs. All shoes collected at the local level will go directly toward creating sustainable jobs in developing nations!
Hosting a shoe drive can be done in 5 simple steps:
1. Choose a theme for your drive (i.e. Go Green, Thanks4Giving, Women4Women or generic “Create Your Own). Marketing materials look different depending on what you choose.
2. Register to host a shoe drive for a specific period of time and with a goal in mind: https://soles4souls.org/shoe-drive/
3. You would blast an email out to your employees, clients, customers, etc as you prefer letting them know about the drive. Flyers and links to resources will be provided for this!
4. Once the drive concludes, volunteers will count the shoes, pair them together, and bring to the local drop off location. A Soles4Souls representative will help coordinate this once a drive is registered.
Please reach out to Megan at Meganw@soles4souls.org to get started!
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Chloe's 25K Drive27901 E Colbern Rd
Lake Lotawana, MO 64086
Email Megan Welsh for more information at Meganw@Soles4Souls.org
Opportunity Details
Someone in your community is trying to collect 25,000 pairs of shoes to help create sustainable jobs in developing nations! We need your gently worn shoes to get to our goal!
By hosting a shoe drive you can create community engagement, provide new opportunities for those in need AND give back to the environment. Every 20 pairs of shoes counts as 1 hour of service plus any hours spent marketing the drive and collecting/pairing shoes count as service hours as well.
Soles4Souls disrupts the cycle of poverty by creating sustainable jobs and providing relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the organization repurposes product to supply its micro-enterprise, disaster relief and direct assistance programs. Since 2006, we have distributed more than 35 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and generated over $250 million in economic impact. A non-profit social enterprise, Soles4Souls earns more than 70% of its income and commits 100% of donations to programs. All shoes collected at the local level will go directly toward creating sustainable jobs in developing nations!
Hosting a shoe drive can be done in 5 simple steps:
1. Choose a theme for your drive (i.e. Go Green, Thanks4Giving, Women4Women or generic “Create Your Own). Marketing materials look different depending on what you choose.
2. Register to host a shoe drive for a specific period of time and with a goal in mind: https://soles4souls.org/shoe-drive/
3. You would blast an email out to your employees, clients, customers, etc as you prefer letting them know about the drive. Flyers and links to resources will be provided for this!
4. Once the drive concludes, volunteers will count the shoes, pair them together, and bring to the local drop off location. A Soles4Souls representative will help coordinate this once a drive is registered.
Please reach out to Megan at Meganw@soles4souls.org to get started!
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
We will be spending the day helping the Miss Utah candidates load a trailer with 25,000 pair of shoes! The 25,000 pairs of shoes you touch can provide a full year of food, shelter and education for 35 families in countries like Haiti and Honduras. Dress casually and comfortably and get ready for a family friendly an fun work-out :) We appreciate youAvailable Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General- Flexible based on availablity | 40 | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
We are looking for individuals to create and/or drive a shoe pick up route! This opportunity includes offering to pick up shoes from businesses, who continuously collect shoes for Soles4Souls, and delivering them to the Colorado warehouse in Wheat Ridge. Some businesses need pick-ups every week while others fill up once a month. You can keep the shoes in your garage until you get a car load and then bring them to the warehouse or bring them as you pick-up.Soles4Souls is a non-profit social enterprise based in Nashville, TN and a registered 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS. Our mission is to create sustainable jobs and provide relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Since Soles4Souls began in 2006, we’ve distributed over 30 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and all 50 US states.
Did you know that EVERY SINGLE ONE of those pairs makes a difference in people’s lives? The used shoes you deliver will go to helping our entrepreneurs in places like Haiti, Nicaragua, Honduras, Moldova, Sierra Leone, and Malawi create sustainable income for themselves! In fact, the sale of just 1 pair of shoes can provide 5 meals for family in Haiti. What an impact!
Opportunity Details
We are looking for individuals, civic, or corporate groups who want to engage in the next step in our micro-enterprise the process. This activity encourages teamwork is social and fun!We can accommodate up to 20 individuals at a time
This could be a one-time opportunity or on a weekly basis
Volunteer job consists of tying shoelaces or rubber band pairs together
Then, place the shoes into bags with 10 pairs per bag
At the end of your service, the impact you have made will be given.
It’s estimated that 21 billion pounds of textile waste is dumped in landfills every year. That makes up more than 5% of all municipal waste generated every year. Since 2006, Soles4Souls has diverted 23.8 million pounds of shoes and clothes from landfills and instead created meaningful economic opportunities and helped provide new shoes for those in need around the globe. Gently-worn shoes collected help individuals start and sustain small businesses to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
The sale of 1 pair of shoes can provide 5 meals for Marie-Ange and her family in Haiti, the sale of 20 pairs of shoes can provide a year’s worth of shelter for Ginette and her family in Haiti and the sale of 30 pairs of shoes can provide a year’s worth of schooling for Tracy’s daughter in Honduras.
Opportunity Details
Each time the Colorado warehouse reaches 25,000 pairs we load them onto a semi-truck. They are driven to the Soles4Souls warehouse in Wadley, AL, where the shoes are sorted by type and grade. The shoes are then shipped to our entrepreneurs around the world to improve their and their family’s lives.
Opportunity Details
We need help running booths and exhibits, parking attendants, and trail monitors. You'll get to meet new people, log some community service hours, enjoy the festival before or after your shift (and even during!), and you'll receive a t-shirt and lunch.Volunteers must be 18 or older, and be able to commit to an entire shift (morning or afternoon).
The Spring Nature Festival is the largest event that Wind Wolves Preserve hosts, and we rely heavily on volunteers to allow this event run smoothly!
Tasks:
Information booths (locations: Administrative center, front kiosk, Crossing Parking Lot)
Floater (go where needed, if a volunteer doesn't show up somewhere)
Reptile booth
Facepainting booth
Skulls booth
Nature crafts booth (wood necklaces)
Pond Discovery booth at Crossing (pass out nets for kids to fish for insects and tadpoles in the pond, show people tadpoles and fish in tanks).
Restoration station (near Crossing)
Trail monitors on Tule Elk Trail, SE canyon trail, and Wildflower loop. (Pick up trash, tell people to stay on trail, keep their dogs on leash).
Administrative Center help (answer phones)
Parking attendants and traffic control
Leave no Trace/Food court (keep people inside food area for eating, and then disposing of their trash in bins. Pick up trash. Clean tables)
Movies in the Canyon volunteers (help with event set up and take down)
Bus greeters in town (meet at bus pick up locations in town, greet riders and provide nature festival information).
Bus greeters at Wind Wolves (meet at bus drop off area, greet riders and gather information).
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Morning Shift | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Saturday Afternoon Shift | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Saturday Evening Shift | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Saturday Bus Greeters in Town (Arvin, Bakersfield, or Delano) | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Sunday Morning Shift | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Sunday Afternoon Shift | no limit | n/a | n/a |