Coast 2 Coast Shoes Donation
I love making a difference in people lives especially those who need it the most, the homeless; So for this, I partnered with Jason Najem, Founder and Campaign Organizer of Coast2Coast Shoes-Footwear for the homeless as the Co-founder. We've met a great contact and connect through our journey, Ira Diamond, CEO Shoes for the Homeless, Inc. at shoesforthehomeless.net which is a non-profit organization that collects, processes and distributes shoes, free of charge.
Our Story:
(Jason Najem, Founder of Coast2CoastShoes) "One day I was reading the news on my phone on my commute to work. The article was about the closing down of Payless Shoes. A light bulb lit up in my head. I immediately texted my roommates group chat, and told them I had a great idea and would tell them all about it when I got home later that day; oh yeah we are roommates, living right outside NYC." So you’ve waited long enough to find out what the idea I had after reading about the closings. Not just yet, I want to put into perspective how big of deal this is first. Did you know that there are approximately 79,000 homeless people living in New York City? What if I told you there was another 50,000 living in Los Angeles. Shocking, I know, I was taken aback when I read this. But it also validated the need for the idea I have. With these two major cities making up 23% of all homeless in the US, its eye opening, and frankly, something needs to be done to at least aid in a part of their lives. This is how Coast 2 Coast Shoes was thought of and created! The idea is to raise money to buy shoes and sneakers for the homeless youth in these 2 major cities, making sure homeless children have a new pair of kicks to play in, go to school in, and walk in. So please join me in donating to reach our goal of $500 over the course of the next 3 months, so that by the time summer rolls around, kids will have a new pair to feel comfortable in!
*UPDATE* Currently working with Ira Diamond to continue to distribute throughout California and New York and to start distributing through the New Jersey Area through Shoe Box Campaigns in our local churches.
via GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/shoes-4-coast-2-coast
via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coast2coastshoes/
