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 30 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries. A nonprofit social enterprise, Soles4Souls earns more than half of its income and commits 100% of donations to programs. Visit soles4souls.org for more information.

Stephanie is the Director for VA/DC at Soles4Souls. She is responsible for overall operations, procurement of shoes and clothes, donor relations, volunteer recruitment and business development in fundraising, grants and accessibility for donors to drop off. Stephanie was hired as an “intrapreneur” for the organization 4 years ago to build a home for Soles4Souls in the state. When she began there were a handful of people who knew of the organization, 0 volunteers and around 1000 pairs of shoe donations a year and 0 pieces of clothing. Despite the struggles with Covid, Soles4Souls has over 20 drop off locations throughout the state, over 6000 supporters, brings in 200,000 pieces of clothing and 150,000 pairs of shoes a year. Groups like Kiwanis all keep their mission alive and continuously growing. Soles4Souls is honored to be in person this year to share the impact of the Club’s support and an in depth look at their mission!