Project Homeless Connect: Las Vegas

Soles4Souls participated in the annual Project Homeless Connect held in Las Vegas. The all day event was open to all homeless and low-income housing residents in the area. There were 2,600 people that came through the doors looking for areas of interest, information and support.

About 400 volunteers and city officials helped steward people through everything from optical and dental exams to housing requests to child services. There were also plenty of giveaways including toiletries, water, fruit, blankets, clothes and of course, shoes.

There has never been a shoe vendor giving away sandals and shoes before and Soles4Souls was proud to be a part of the event.

"It was a humbling and quite fulfilling experience to give shoes to this population of homeless and poverty stricken families," noted one Soles4Souls staff member. "We were able to give every single person in our long line a pair of shoes."

After donating the shoes, Soles4Souls gave the balance to other non-profits serving this area, such as the LV Rescue mission. They were all thrilled to receive them and vowed to put them to good use.