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What is Day Without Shoes?
Day Without Shoes began to help raise awareness of the impact a pair of shoes can have on a person's life. During a campaign held every April, the community is encouraged to donate their new or used shoes or make a cash donation to help every struggling family get a pair of shoes.
April 24th, 2025: Sole Impact Distribution Day
Find out how you can support Stephen Center with this important drive.
- No cost involved. Simply sign up as a collection site and have a receptacle delivered to your location.
- Go shoeless to help raise awareness of this event.
- Drop off new or used shoes at Cornhusker Bank or partner location. Free give-a-ways and refreshments at Cornhusker Bank at 111th & Blondo for those dropping off shoes throughout the day.
- Sell paper “feet”, for a donation, at your organization during the shoe drive. We can provide you with the paper feet to offer your staff/customers. All donations for the “feet” will be presented to Stephen Center in Omaha at the end of the shoe drive.
- Sole Impact Shoe Distribution Day at Stephen Center on 2723 Q Street. Experience the impact this campaign has as you help guests choose their new shoes.
- 10:00 a.m. Check presentation.
- 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Shoe distribution.
If you choose to have a collection receptacle in your organization, you will receive the following benefits:
- Listed as a Collection Site Partner on our Cornhusker Bank website.
- Cornhusker Bank social media – Share photos and videos with us of your shoe collections, why you collect shoes for this event, and what it means to you and your team. Posts will be shared on the Cornhusker Bank and Stephen Center's social media pages.
You're welcome to download and utilize these Day Without Shoes promotional pieces.
Seeing the looks on our clients faces as they get new shoes, the smiles, the gratitude, it’s unlike anything else.
— Chris Knauf, Chief Executive Officer - Stephen Center
This multipurpose, on the go bag can be used not only for shoe collection, but as a shopping bag, pool bag or gym bag. You can use it over and over again. The possibilities are endless.
DAY WITHOUT SHOES EVENTS HAVE BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS
In April of 2011, Cornhusker Bank and People’s City Mission partnered to shine a light on the impact of shoe insecurity in the Lincoln community with the first ever Day Without Shoes campaign. Over 200 businesses, churches, organizations and schools served as collection sites for individuals to donate their new and used shoes.
This annual campaign found such success, that in 2020 a partnership was created with Stephen Center to provide support to the Omaha community as well. Since its inception, members of Lincoln, Omaha and the surrounding communities have collected 347,000 pairs of shoes and monetary donations totaling nearly $118,000!
Beth.Robbins@stephencenter.org
2025 Collection Site Partners
| Aviture/Decision Logic | 8802 S 135th, Ste 500 | Omaha, NE |
| Bizco Technologies | 12120 Port Grace Blvd, Ste 201 | La Vista, NE |
| Blush Boot Camp Omaha | 3525 N 147th St | Omaha, NE |
| Clarkson College | 101 S 42nd St | Omaha, NE |
| Cornhusker Bank | 11102 Blondo St, Ste 102 | Omaha, NE |
| Custom Blinds & Design | 1105 S 180th St | Omaha, NE |
| Dual Language Academy | 7430 Hascall St | Omaha, NE |
| ECC | 11501 Centennial Rd, Ste 100 | La Vista, NE |
| Fiserv | 6855 Pacific St | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv | 7301 Pacific St | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv | 7305 Pacific St | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv | 7302-7330 Pacific St | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv | 7007 N 97th St | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv | 805 Crown Point | Omaha, NE |
| Holy Cross School | 1502 S 48th St | Omaha, NE |
| Joslyn Elementary | 11220 Blondo St | Omaha, NE |
| Midlands Pritning | 10760 O St | Omaha, NE |
| Omaha Baseball Village | 605 N 13th St | Omaha, NE |
| Omaha Federal Credit Union | 3001 S 82nd Ave | Omaha, NE |
| Omaha Federal Credit Union | 11117 John Galt Blvd | Omaha, NE |
| Omaha Federal Credit Union | 6111 N 72nd St | Omaha, NE |
| Omaha Firefighters Healthcare Trust | 6005 Grover St | Omaha, NE |
| Our Lady of Lourdes | 2124 S 32nd Ave | Omaha, NE |
| Patriot Crane & Rigging | 155 Ida St | Omaha, NE |
| Peggy Schneider | 9840 Louis Dr | Omaha, NE |
| Prchal Group | 11102 Blondo St, Ste 100 | Omaha, NE |
| South Haven Living Center | 1400 Mark Dr | Wahoo, NE |
| St Bernadette School | 7600 S 42nd St | Bellevue, NE |
| Sts Peter & Paul | 3619 X St | Omaha, NE |
| St Thomas More | 3515 S 48th Ave | Omaha, NE |
| The Premier Advisory Group | 11910 Stonegate Dr | Omaha, NE |
| UNICO | 12120 Port Grace Blvd, Ste 102 | La Vista, NE |
| Vetter Health Services | 20220 Harney St | Omaha, NE |
| Woods Aitken LLP | 10250 Regency Cir, Ste 525 | Omaha, NE |
| Yeck's Tire & Auto | 203 Fort Crook Rd N | Bellevue, NE |
| YMCA - Armbrust | 5404 S 168th St | Omaha, NE |
| YMCA Express - Buena Vista | 5616 L St, Ste A | Omaha, NE |
| YMCA - Butler-Gast | 3501 Ames Ave | Omaha, NE |
| YMCA - Downtown | 430 S 20th St | Omaha, NE |
| YMCA - Gretna Crossing | 12358 S 208th Ave | Gretna, NE |
| YMCA - Healthy Living Center | 714 S Main St | Council Bluffs, IA |
| YMCA - Maple St | 7502 Maple St | Omaha, NE |
| YMCA/Community Center - Mills County | 110 Sivers Rd | Glenwood, IA |
| YMCA - Sarpy Community | 1111 E 1st St | Papillion, NE |
| YMCA - Southwest | 13010 Atwood Ave | Omaha, NE |
| YMCA - Twin Rivers | 6100 Twin Rivers Cir | Valley, NE |
| YMCA - Westview | 15800 Summit Place, Ste A | Bennington, NE |
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