60,000 pounds of shoes means a well for a community in Uganda
Last month for World Water Day, we challenged the WaterStep community to collect a semi-truck full of shoes to help bring water to a village in Uganda – about 22,000…
World Water Day
This Sunday, March 22, is World Water Day. In honor of this year's theme - Water and Sustainability - I wanted to share a photo that we've never shared…
Volunteer Spotlight: 13-year-old collects 600 pairs of shoes
by Lauren Hack A quick post to celebrate one of our great volunteers. Thirteen-year-old Kylie from Florence, Kentucky, hosted a shoe drive last month and collected 642 pairs of shoes!…
Community Shoe Drive in Peoria
When communities come together to collect shoes, they support water projects around the world. That is exactly what one Peoria community did. When accountant Denise Henderson from Peoria, IL saw…
Water Challenge: Jennifer Simpson's Story
Guest blogger Jennifer Simpson shares how she got involved with WaterStep and what motivates her to collect shoes. For more on shoe collection and how you can support safe water…
Emma Rider: Quenching Soles
Join us and our team as we support Emma Rider to continue saving lives with safe water. If Emma wins the Jefferson Lead360 Award, she could travel to Thailand, Fiji,…
Illinois group collects shoes for safe water
WaterStep’s mission is supported through shoe collection by groups like the Iona Group from Morton, Illinois, who sent us this great video from their shoe drive. People from around the…
Vine Street Baptist Supports through Shoes
WaterStep's mission is supported through shoe collection. People from around the country collect shoes from their community and donate them to us. Shoes are sold to an exporter and funds received…
Volunteer Spotlight — Marcella Davis
WaterStep is so proud to have some of the best and most devoted volunteers around. Today, we’d like to take the time to appreciate one in particular. Marcella Davis, an…
Middle School Staff Use Water Projects as Teaching Opportunities
Staff from East Oldham Middle School have traveled to install chlorine generators for WaterStep for six years. Dennis Mangum reported on why the water projects have been beneficial for their…
Carmel,Indiana Brownie troop #1516 collect shoes in their little red wagon
For 3 weeks, the girls of Girl Scout Brownie Troop 1516 from Carmel, Indiana. collected shoes for WaterStep. Weaving through the neighborhoods with their red wagon, the girls have been…
Shoe Program Grabs the Attention of New Staff Member
WaterStep’s new Director of Business Development, Michael Raus, connected with us for an interesting reason. He found out about WaterStep through his history and experience with shoes. Raus grew up…
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