Donate

A parent carrying an orange Nike shoebox and a pair of new sneakers, with two children beside her, one in tiger face paint.

Give money

Money covers what it actually takes to run the drive: gas for sneaker pickups across the city, space to hold the giveaway, t-shirts for volunteers, and supplies. It also covers buying pairs outright when a size we need does not come in.

More ways to give are coming soon.

Dalisha Pinto and four boys standing with Santa at a giveaway, each child holding a gift bag.

Give sneakers

We take new and lightly used pairs in any size, kids through adult. Laces in, no holes in the sole, clean enough that a kid would be glad to put them on. Sizes are the hard part. We turn families away when we do not have what they need.

Kids' sizes are what we need most, especially grade school.

How the drive is going

Youth 0% collected
  • 11 0%
  • 12 0%
  • 13 0%
  • 1 0%
  • 2 0%
  • 3 0%
  • 4 0%
  • 5 4%
  • 6 0%
  • 7 0%
Womens 0% collected
  • 5 0%
  • 6 0%
  • 7 0%
  • 8 0%
  • 9 0%
  • 10 0%
  • 11 0%
  • 12 0%
Mens 1% collected
  • 7 0%
  • 8 0%
  • 9 0%
  • 10 0%
  • 11 4%
  • 12 0%
  • 13 0%
  • 14 0%
Toddler 4% collected
  • 4 16%
  • 5 4%
  • 6 8%
  • 7 0%
  • 8 0%
  • 9 0%
  • 10 0%

Sizes we need right now

  • Youth all sizes
  • Womens all sizes
  • Mens all sizes
  • Toddler all sizes

Find a Sneaker Stop near you

Volunteers sorting stacks of shoeboxes on a table at a collection day.

Where to drop off

Bring your pairs to any of these during the season. They are collection points, so you can leave shoes and go.

  • Bridge Academy

    160 Pulaski Street
    Bridgeport, CT 06608

    Hours: Mon-Thurs 12-2pm

    Open in maps

  • Fresh Kicks Sneaker Laundry

    1600 E. 25th Street
    Baltimore, MD 21213

    Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm

    Open in maps

Mailing shoes directly is coming soon.

Tax deductible status is pending. 501(c)(3) application is in process.