52 Lives

#493 School Shoes

Request: Donations / Shoes form a wishlist / Second-hand Shoes

Can you help us buy a pair of school shoes for a child who needs them?

Every July, we run our annual school shoe appeal - and thanks to your kindness, you've helped us provide nearly 1,500 pairs of shoes over the past few years! That’s 1,500 children who didn’t have to start the school year in shoes that leak, pinch, or are simply falling apart.

For families under financial pressure, something as simple as a pair of school shoes can make a huge difference. But it's about more than just the shoes - it’s about giving a child the chance to walk into school with confidence, in shoes that fit properly, feel comfortable, and won’t leave their feet cold and wet if it rains.

This year, we're once again teaming up with the brilliant charity Sal’s Shoes, who will make sure the shoes you buy go straight to children who need them most.

There are three simple ways you can help ...

What We Need

1. Make a donation: This is more cost effective than buying from the wishlist this week - with a deal Sal's Shoes has secured with a supplier, we can buy a pair of £30 shoes for just £10! You can donate online or by text using the details below. 100% of what you give will be used to buy school shoes.

2. Buy a pair of school shoes from our Amazon wishlist: We've set up an Amazon list filled with school shoes for those of you who would prefer to help in this way - just click the link below and then choose the shoes you'd like to buy. They will be sent directly to Sal's Shoes to give to a child who needs them (just tick 'this is a gift' and choose the 'gift registry address' at checkout).

3. Donate good quality second-hand school shoes: Lots of children’s school shoes are outgrown before they are outworn, so we’d love to make use of them! You can send your second-hand school shoes to: Sal's Shoes (52 Lives project), Storage King, Enterprise Way, Edenbridge, TN8 6HF.(Please include a little note mentioning 52 Lives when you send them, as we are keeping a tally of how many shoes our community provides). Shoes should be clean and rubber-banded in pairs please.

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