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.
Robin has been working in footwear for over 20 years and she met her husband at a shoe show when she was just 20 years old. He was an independent shoe salesman who had worked in the industry for over 50 years before he suffered a heart attack. When Robin’s husband passed away in February, … Read More
Judith, a shoe store manager in Michigan, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and needed time off work to recover from multiple rounds of treatments as she battled the disease. It quickly became clear that her short-term disability wasn’t going to cover her bills. That’s when she called Two Ten for help. “I was just diagnosed … Read More
After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, Amanda, a footwear merchandising manager in Navada, became her primary caregiver. After a few months, the medical expenses took over and she began to fall behind on her rent and car payments. She was barely keeping herself afloat when her mother passed away and she was not prepared … Read More
In 2019, Payless Shoes closed all of its 2,000 stores and cut 16,000 jobs. The fallout was difficult for their employees, as the benefits and pay they depended on literally disappeared. Since Payless’ closure in June 2019, hundreds of former Payless employees have reached out to Two Ten for assistance – with more continuing to … Read More
Two Ten Footwear Foundation partnered with Footwear News and their FN Labs to celebrate our 80th anniversary with a series of opinion pieces written by footwear people from across the industry. Some Things Never Change. At The NPD Group, we are known for equipping the market with tangible information and insights to help businesses grow. … 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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