Giving Sole, Inc

To make sure foster kids are heard, known, and loved. And, also make sure that they know they are more than their circumstances and that their voices matter.

Giving Sole is an Arizona-based nonprofit organization providing new brand-name shoes to children
in foster care.

Through various partnerships with group homes and the Arizona Department of Child Services,
Giving Sole provides foster children with not only the shoes they need but the shoes they personally
select. We not only provide foster children with proper footwear, but we provide them the footwear
they want. Giving Sole also provides these kids with a handwritten note from the Giving Sole team
and a branded sports bag.

Since 2018, Giving Sole has provided over 3,000 foster children with new brand-name tennis shoes.
Along with the new shoes, Giving Sole also seeks to ensure these kids are heard, known, and loved
by giving them each an encouraging handwritten note to let them know they are enough and cared
about in their current circumstances.

Testimonials

"Giving Sole has provided hundreds of new shoes for children in foster care. The excitement of the child
picking out a new pair of shoes is remarkable. For some children this is the first time they are able to
choose the exact shoe that they have wanted. Shawn Henss and his team at Giving Sole make every child
feel special and they take the time to ensure that the child will have the shoes of his or her liking. The
Children's Heart Gallery appreciates everything that Giving Sole does for Arizona's Children."

Heather : Program Specialist for AZDCS

"Shoe shopping might appear like a seemingly ordinary task; however, Giving Sole demonstrated to my
family and I that when picking out a pair of sneakers for a foster child, the act takes on a whole new
meaning. When shopping with Giving Sole, my family learned about the incredible organizations that aid
foster children and how even a basic need such as shoes that fit is often overlooked. Not only does Giving
Sole meet this need, but Gavin and Shawn take care to see that the child or teen gets exactly what they
want--the pair that will make the recipient feel their absolute best."

Melissa : Donor

I am beyond grateful for the incredible opportunity to have worked alongside the Henss family and Giving
Sole over the past few years. Words cannot express how fulfilling it has been to witness the power of their
compassion and work in meeting the needs of deserving children living in our local foster care system.
Their promise of providing brand new, best of the best, shoes to these deserving kids helps shape their
mission of letting each of them know that they are heard, known, and loved. Seeing the joy and excitement
on their faces as they receive their new kicks is truly priceless. The Henss family's dedication and passion
for service and to making a diference in these children's lives is beyond inspiring. Thank you, Giving Sole,
for your friendship and for allowing me to be a part of this amazing journey.

Tim : Giving Partner