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Shoes for Orphan Souls (SOS),
a ministry of Buckner International, provides new shoes and socks to orphans and vulnerable children in the United States and throughout the world. From conducting shoe drives to humanitarian aid trips, SOS offers hands-on opportunities to individuals, groups and organizations wanting to transform lives. Since 1999, 2.2 million pairs of new shoes and socks have been distributed to children in 73 countries.

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Alabama Girl Trades Gifts for Shoes

When Haven Godwin decided she had more than enough toys and games, she gave up her seventh birthday to collect shoes for orphans in need.

First Person Perspective: Delivering More than Just Shoes

On a mission trip to Peru, Megan Levers realized she was delivering much more than a pair of shoes to the sweet children she met there.

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First Graders' Thoughts on Volunteering

Five first grade classes from Mockingbird Elementary in Coppell, Texas, had plenty to say about their experience as warehouse volunteers.

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Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, provides new shoes and socks to orphans and at-risk children in the United States and throughout the world. From conducting shoe drives to humanitarian aid trips, Shoes for Orphan Souls offers hands-on opportunities to individuals, groups and organizations that want to transform lives through social ministry. Since 1999, more than 2.2 million pairs of new shoes and socks have been distributed to 74 countries. Buckner is a fully accredited non-profit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status. Your gifts to Buckner are tax-deductible as allowed by the IRS.