The Shoe Pantry Model

What Is a Shoe Pantry?

Shoe Pantries are physical installations at our community partners’ facilities, where we support through an ongoing stock of varied sizes of shoes. This way, our partners are able to meet the needs of an individual in the moment—ensuring anyone who walks in their doors has access to a new pair of shoes.

Group of five people standing indoors in front of shelves filled with black shoe boxes. The group includes a man, a woman, two children, and an additional woman. The setting appears to be in an office or retail environment, with a whiteboard on the left and a blue wall on the right.
A woman and a man smiling and standing in a store, with shelves filled with Under Armour shoe boxes behind them.
Shelves in a store with black Under Armour shoe boxes, yellow shoes in plastic bags, and a plastic container, with a sign indicating the shoe sections for boys, girls, men, and women.
Shelf with school supplies including books, shoes, and storage boxes marked for different age groups such as infants, toddlers, and youth.
Shelf filled with multiple boxes of Under Armour shoes in a room with wood floor and blue wall.
A group of five smiling people taking a selfie in front of shelves filled with shoe boxes and a lone boot and Nike shoebox on the shelf.
Stacked and arranged black Nike shoe boxes with white labels and black logos on shelves in a storage room.

How Do I Get a Shoe Pantry at My Facility?

If you are a community organization serving youth in Indiana and are interested in partnering with New Shoe Day to establish a Shoe Pantry at your organization, please reach out below.

We will work together to understand the scale of your need, funding, and frequency with which your organization may need ongoing stock provided.

Reach Out

Shoe Pantry FAQs

  • If you believe your organization may benefit from a Shoe Pantry, you can reach out to our team. We will work with you to understand the need from your local community, how to fund the Shoe Pantry, and any other details to help solve shoe insecurity for those you serve. For organizations where a Shoe Pantry is not the right fit, we still partner for one-off needs and events.

  • We work with community partners individually to understand the scale and frequency of shoe restocks. For some partners, restocks are on a recurring basis—quarterly or otherwise. For other partners, we restock their Shoe Pantries on an as-needed basis.

  • Shoe Pantries can be funded in a number of ways. In our discussions together, we will narrow in on what funding process makes the most sense for your organization. In some instances, community partners will dedicate funds themselves, apply for grants, or co-fund with New Shoe Day. We also bring on partner organizations that sponsor Shoe Pantries at our partners’ facilities.

  • Yes! While we serve many community partners through the Shoe Pantry model, we also help dozens of local organizations with individual or infrequent “shoe drops.” Some of our partners have a specific set of kids who need shoes, and we work with them to create dedicated events or drop-ship a single run of shoes directly to their facility.