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Shoes

Helping Kids in Need Succeed

​The athletic shoes provided by Operation School Bell helps put smiles on children's faces and helps to ease the financial burden on families struggling to provide the essentials for their children. Since 2000, over 34,000 children have received socks and shoes. Social workers and staff from the Indianapolis Public Schools and the Metropolitan School Districts of Lawrence, Pike, Warren, Washington, and Wayne Townships identify and refer the kindergarten through grade six students served by this program.
What We Do
​Social workers from Indianapolis Public Schools and participating metropolitan area school districts screen and identify children in need of shoes.  New athletic shoes and socks are purchased by Assistance League at a discounted price from local store retailer, Shoe Carnival.
How It's Done
​Students arrive at a central location via a bus from their school system.  Shoe Carnival personnel measure and fit the children while Assistance League volunteers supervise.  They immediately receive their new socks and shoes to take with them when they reboard their bus and return to school.
Support Us
​Imagine the smile on a child's face and the pride they feel in wearing a brand new pair of athletic shoes.  For a child from an underprivileged family, this is a dream come true. You can provide a new pair of athletic shoes and two pairs of socks for an child in-need with a donation of just $25