Caring For Others Hosts Annual No Bare Soles Shoe Distribution

ATLANTA - Feb. 21, 2016 - PRLog -- Each year, Atlanta-based human services agency Caring For Others, Inc. (http://caring4others.org)holds a shoe distribution at its South Atlanta location and gives away brand new shoes to children. This year’s “No Bare Soles” event takes place on Saturday, March 12 at 12 p.m., and the non-profit organization plans to give away thousands of pairs of shoes.

“We started our No Bare Soles shoe distribution when realized that keeping children in shoes can be a major challenge for the families we serve,” says Caring For Others President & CEO Eslene Richmond-Shockley. “When families have to choose between paying the electricity bill and buying their children shoes that fit, that is a problem for me. We want every child to know the feeling that comes from wearing a new pair of shoes that fit perfectly.”

Families do not need to pre-register for No Bare Soles to participate, but all children receiving shoes must be present at the distribution, and parents or guardians must present an original birth certificate for each child.

Caring For Others is located at 3537 Browns Mill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. No Bare Soles will be held in the spacious Caring For Others parking lot in front of the building. More information is available at www.caring4others.org.

In addition to distributing footwear locally during No Bare Soles, Caring For Others provides children around the world with brand new shoes throughout the year. Past international shoe distributions have included Antigua, Guyana, Nepal and The Philippines. Since its inception, Caring For Others has distributed more than 100,000 pairs of shoes to children in need.  This year, the organization aims to increase that number by 10,000 worldwide.

ABOUT CARING FOR OTHERS, INC.

Caring For Others, Inc. (CFO) (501c3) is a human services organization established in November 2001 to provide meaningful improvement in quality of life and economic opportunity for low-income individuals and families.

Caring For Others, Inc. offers an advanced model for human services that strives to prevent the familiar cycle of poverty many people face today. We help stabilize lives by meeting immediate basic needs of food and clothing, and then provide support to help clients become more self-sufficient. Caring For Others provides personal and financial support during turbulent times including individual counseling, money management training, job retention and job placement services.

Initially focusing on communities within Atlanta, in recent years Caring For Others has expanded its reach of hope and dignity by developing partnerships with over 110 agencies in Georgia and the United States; with their assistance Caring For Others provides services to the economically disadvantaged in rural communities. Caring For Others has also broadened its path of dignity and hope across borders and overseas, serving impoverished communities in countries such as Guyana, Nigeria, Antigua, Belize, the Philippines and Haiti. Caring For Others maintains, “We do not work for ourselves or even for one another; we work for the greater good.”

To serve the community and fulfill this mission, the organization depends critically on the charitable giving of others. Caring For Others seeks progressive solutions across the entirety of its platform including developing a unique and more sustainable business model with “CareMart.” The CareMart store generates income through the sale of discounted items such as new furniture, clothing and other household goods.  Caring For Others is located at 3537 Browns Mill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30354 and can be reached at 404-761-0133 or 404-768-2798.  For more info visit www.caring4others.org.