Why FreeShoes4Children.com?
We realize that not all parents have the funds to purchase shoes for their toddlers or other children. This site was designed to allow parents with children that have out grown their shoes but, are yet in good condition, to help a family or child who can not afford shoes at all. This site allows those shoes to be donated directly to the person who needs them instead of giving them to a general non-profit where they may sit in a warehouse for years. This site also allows you to meet the person you are donating to if you choose to do so. However, we strongly encourage you to please take all necessary precautions when giving your shoes to someone if you decide to meet them in person. Some may choose to meet in a public place with a male figure present, leave them with a local library, school or fire station for pickup or just use the post office and mail them. In any case, we take no responsibility in that encounter. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful opportunity to be a blessing and bring joy to someone in need.
Finally please don’t forget to tweet, write, call, email, txt, facebook, etc. someone else about this site so that we can continue to build our database of FREE shoes for children. It only works if kind hearts are listing their shoes. Those wishing to advertise with us, please send us an email and someone will contact you asap. We are open to any and all suggestions. Lastly, please consider making a donation of $5 or more to help in this effort and others like it. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
How to use this site:
Donating:
1.Select the Donate Shoes tab and complete the form along with emailing a picture to info@freeshoes4children.com if you have one.
2.We will review the information before it is posted and upload it to the site
3.Maintain your shoes until someone contacts you about the shoes
4.Arrange for the shoes to be picked up, mailed, left at a location, etc. for the child or parent.
5.Send us an email notifying us to remove this listing.
6.Please don’t forget to tweet, write, email, call, txt, facebook, etc. someone else about this site so that we can continue to build our database of FREE shoes for children. THANK YOU!
Locating Shoes:
1.Select the View Shoes tab.
2.At the top right, please enter your zip code to find the shoes in your area (to view all girls shoes or all boys shoes regardless of their zip, click the girls link or boys link)
3.Select the shoe of your choice to view details and picture if available.
4.If you find a match, send the person an email with a subject line of FreeShoes4Children.com and one of the following as the body of the email:
- We are a match for the shoes you were kind enough to list on FreeShoes4Children.com. We are in your zip code and would like to arrange to receive the shoes. Thank you so much!
- We are a match for the shoes you were kind enough to list on FreeShoes4Children.com. However, we are NOT in your zip code but would like to arrange to receive the shoes. We will pay C.O.D. postage. Thank you so much!
- We are a match for the shoes you were kind enough to list on FreeShoes4Children.com. However, we are NOT in your zip code but would like to arrange to receive the shoes. We can NOT afford to pay C.O.D. postage. We do realize you are not obligated to pay the postage either but hoped you would consider doing so. Thank you so much!
5.Pick up your shoes, thank the donor again and please don’t forget to tweet, write, email, call, txt, facebook, etc. someone else about this site so that we can continue to build our database of FREE shoes for children. THANK YOU!