Kids' Shoes Issues

Group 7: Leaders Not Tweeters

"No one has ever become poor by giving" - Anne Frank

Focus Issue

Middle schoolers all around Waco are experiencing social pressure based on appearance. In a survey, 55% admitted to being worried about the things they wear — particularly shoes. Because of income discrepancies among families in the community, some kids don't have the money to pay for popular brands such as Nike, Adidas, Converse and more. Although there are some organizations that provide shoes around the city, they are usually targeted at the homeless or don't consider the social effects of certain brands.

Our Goal

Our plan is to start a community shoe drive to provide top, name-brand shoes to low-income middle school students who need them. We believe that access to popular shoes for all students will help reduce social pressures and the appearance of income discrepancies in schools.

Brand Survey

In order find out which "popular" brands middle schoolers prefer, we created a survey. You can find the survey by clicking here

Take Action

Volunteer

If you want to volunteer at the shoe drive, click here

Donate

If any community members want to donate money or shoes, click here

Sponsor Us

If you're a local business, and you want to sponsor us, click here

What We Learned

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Erin

I learned that we can help the community by doing the simplest things like starting a shoe drive.

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Hajin

Many kids struggle with social pressure in middle school. According to statistics, teens express higher stress levels than adults because of social pressure. 31% of teens say that they have felt stressed before.

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Anthony

I learned that there are a few shoe drives in Waco for homeless individuals, but none are targeted for middle school students.

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Dahbin

I learned that a lot of kids are nervous or worried about social appearance issues all around the world. They really care about what people think about them.

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Gael

I learned that a lot of middle schoolers don't have high quality shoes like Nikes, Adidas, Converse, etc.

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Sarah

I learned this week that so many middle schoolers face social problems at school. I also learned that even though I am a kid, anything helps.

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Destinee

I learned that social pressure is in middle school based on appearance and I learned Income gap effects. For example: the purchasing of popular brands for lower income children.