From our single, pass-the-hat collection of a few dollars to help one footwear worker and his family avoid eviction from their apartment in 1939, to the $1.4 million in emergency financial support that prevented 610 evictions, kept the heat and lights on for 161 footwear families, and much more in 2021 — Two Ten is committed to lifting up the lives of footwear employees in crisis.
Over the years, we have impacted the lives of thousands of clients, scholars, donors and leaders in the footwear industry; each one of them has an amazing story to tell. We invite you to tell us how Two Ten has impacted your life.
“My wife was diagnosed with cancer. She had been working at her company for 17 years and didn’t want to stop; in fact, she never took a sick day until then,” says Tom, a shoe store Manager. When the bills started rolling in, Tom had to take a second job to keep up, but it … Read More
Colorado Flooding “Just knowing that someone outside the chaos cares, made all the difference in the world,” said Dan Laska, a Crocs employee, whose home was damaged in the flooding that left many Colorado residents homeless. Months after the storm, national attention has faded but the devastation remained, as the footwear industry rallies to provide … Read More
Real People, Real Stories The first scholarship recipient of The Footwear Warriors Scholarship Fund is Joe Fleury, a 39 year old veteran working at Adidas as the Operations Manager in the Mt. Comfort Facility in Indiana. Currently a business management major at Indiana Wesleyan University, Joe reflected on his time in the military by saying “The most … Read More
Sydney C. Two Ten Scholar, Ripon College, Class of 2015 My name is Sydney, and this year I became fortunate enough to receive one of the Two Ten Scholarships.” For two summers, I worked for Red Wing Shoe Company in Red Wing, MN as a summer temp in the factory, and it was an experience! My … Read More
Claudette was recently helped by Two Ten and was kind enough to send us a card of thanks. I learned a long time ago how to live simple and within my means my grandparents showed me this. However, when the “means” are cut, fear and frustration can set it. I feel so fortunate and grateful that … Read More
Convert your unwanted inventory into emergency financial funds to help footwear families who are in crisis right now.
Your participation in our Two Ten Share Your Shoes product donation program will help us respond to rapidly increasing industry need for hardship and crisis relief by generating the financial aid needed for thousands of footwear families who are struggling to make ends meet.
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