Help Eliminate Childhood Poverty | Donate to Feet First For Hope Today

From childhood poverty to a mission of hope

Feet First For Hope is the brainchild of Paul O. Morgan. Remembering his own impoverished childhood in Jamaica, Paul recalls the misery of walking to school barefoot. He describes the memory of walking through filth and mud as one of the most humiliating experiences of his life.

Having personally experienced shoe poverty, Paul understands the long-term effects it has on children. Self-consciousness becomes your all-encompassing preoccupation. You become shy. Severely introverted. Socially insecure. You are unable to focus and learn at school. Without shoes, you might even decide to stop attending school altogether.

Paul believes no child should experience this ordeal. Every child deserves shoes. An education. Confidence, dignity and self-worth.

This philosophy inspired Paul to create Feet First For Hope, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the devastating impact of poverty on children. Feet First For Hope advances this mission by collecting new and used shoes from the donations of individuals, schools and other organizations. They then distribute those shoes to children in need around the globe. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Feet First For Hope is committed to the highest standards of operating and governance.

Feet First For Hope is a registered, charitable non for profit organization registered with the province of Ontario, Canada.