Originally posted on Feb. 11, 2022 by Katie Able, Footwear News. Two Ten’s WIFI Group is back in action with a series of diversity-focused virtual panels. For the first discussion, a group of power players gathered on Thursday for ‘Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion: How to Make It a Priority at Work.” The panelists included Rosalind … Read More
TWO TEN BETS BIG ON GALA Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s focus remains on the unprecedented level of requests for assistance that have poured in since March Originally posted by Footwear Plus on February 1, 2022 – by Greg Dutter Shawn Osborne, president, Two Ten The pandemic is far from over, and Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s focus … Read More
Originally Posted by Footwear News Magazine, by Barbara Schneider-Levy When a single mom from Louisiana was forced to relocate to a hotel out of state due to Hurricane Ida, it took just 48 hours for Two Ten Footwear Foundation to issue her an e-check so she could pay her bill. As the rate of natural disasters … Read More
This year, the Two Ten Footwear Foundation provided all qualifying scholarship applicants with a free one-year membership to Scholly, the #1 college scholarship app in the world. Scholly reduces the scholarship search process from months to minutes by matching students with unique opportunities. After filling out a quick 5-minute profile, Scholly’s algorithm compares the profile to thousands of active scholarships, … Read More
Two Outstanding Industry Leaders Will Be Acknowledged For Their Personal And Professional Contributions At The Foundation’s 81st Annual Gala Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the U.S. footwear industry, announced tonight the recipients of its two most prestigious awards during its Gala kick-off cocktail party at the Bryant Park Grill Rooftop. Two … Read More
Skechers Will Assume Gala Chair Honors and Promises to Deliver a Completely Reimagined Event Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the U.S. footwear industry, announced plans tonight for its annual Gala event during a kick-off cocktail party at the Bryant Park Grill Rooftop. The much-anticipated evening of philanthropy and celebration will be … Read More
Mental health has never been more important than it is today, especially after fifteen months of pandemic-induced quarantine has left many feeling isolated, depressed and overwhelmed. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Two Ten Footwear Foundation has some valuable mental health resources and tools for anyone in the footwear industry who may be struggling. … Read More
Thursday, April 15th Last Thursday night, over 500 women and men from across the globe logged in to their computers to participate in Two Ten WIFI’s event – Staying Connected, a virtual conversation with industry leaders. More than a year after putting the program on hold due to the pandemic, WIFI’s relaunch was truly one … Read More
Last week, Footwear News hosted Virtual Summit: The Way Ahead. This exciting 2-day event featured exclusive access to showroom previews, executive smart talks, thought-provoking panels and digital bootcamps led by the leaders of the footwear industry. Attendees included top executives from brands, retailers and companies in the footwear industry. Highlights from the first day included, … Read More
With 20.5 million jobs lost amid the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the shoe industry continues to face severe cut backs as a staggering 60% of the industry, more than 100,000 people, have been laid off or furloughed. Our team hears their stories every day. The employees who helped our industry thrive are now … Read More
Originally written by Nikara Johns at Footwear News on May 8, 2020. From bankruptcies to layoffs, it has been a trying few months for the footwear industry. And as April saw the worst monthly unemployment rate on record, with 20.5 million jobs lost amid the coronavirus crisis in the United States, the shoe business continues to face … Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted so many lives in our footwear community. Two Ten has been receiving applications for financial assistance at an unprecedented rate that is 10X greater than at any other point in our history. Thousands of footwear families are in difficult positions they never thought possible – and turning to the industry’s foundation for … Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for all of us who are home bound and socially-distancing. However, this time also creates an opportunity to learn new skills for career development, personal satisfaction, and general well-being. Major universities such as Harvard and Brown, in addition to online platforms like Coursera, are offering free courses in subject matters ranging from computer programming … Read More
For eight decades, Two Ten Footwear Foundation has been providing emergency financial assistance to US footwear employees and their families who are in crisis, ensuring a healthy future for the next generation of the footwear community and upholding our industry’s long-standing commitment to take care of each other. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected so many … Read More
We are not just an industry, we are a community. Our 80-year legacy is to take care of each other, especially in hard times. Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Two Ten is experiencing 10X the number of emergency financial assistance applications since the beginning of March and doesn’t show any signs of slowing. This dramatic … 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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