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.
See full list of collection sites at the bottom of the page.
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 the week of April 17th.
- 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.
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.
The foundation of getting them back on their feet is a good pair of shoes.
— Michael Wehling, Executive Director
- 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 over 235,000 pairs of shoes and monetary donations totaling over $102,000!
Rex.Younkin@stephencenter.org
2023 Collection Site Partners
| Aviture and Decision Logic | 8802 S 135th St, Ste 500 | Omaha, NE |
| BHHS Ambassador Real Estate | 331 Village Pointe Plaza | Omaha, NE |
| Bobby Byars Foundation | 6605 S 102nd St | Omaha, NE |
| Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Eating Disorders Program | 1000 N 90th St, Ste 201 | Omaha, NE |
| Collaborative Planning Group | 111 N 181st St, Ste 202 | Elkhorn, NE |
| Cornhusker Bank | 11102 Blondo St, Ste 102 | Omaha, NE |
| Dinkers Bar | 2368 S 29th St | Omaha, NE |
| ECC | 2368 S 29th St | Omaha, NE |
| Elite Glass Services | 10711 Chandler Rd, Ste 100 | La Vista, NE |
| Fiserv (Internal Collection Only) | 7305 Pacific St | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv (Internal Collection Only) | 7007 N 97th Cir | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv (Internal Collection Only) | 7301 Pacific St | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv (Internal Collection Only) | 7302 Pacific St | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv (Internal Collection Only) | 805 Crown Point | Omaha, NE |
| Fiserv (Internal Collection Only) | 6855 Pacific St | Omaha, NE |
| Godfather’s Pizza Corporate | 2808 N 108th St | Omaha, NE |
| Gross Catholic | 7700 S 43 St | Papillion, NE |
| Hayes & Associates, LLC | 1015 N 98th Street, Ste 200 | Omaha, NE |
| Jackson Group Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices | 331 Village Point Plaza | Omaha, NE |
| Joslyn Elementary School | 11220 Blondo St | Omaha, NE |
| Micki's Dance Studio | 6839 Grover St | Omaha, NE |
| Midlands Printing | 10760 O St | Omaha, NE |
| Midtown Laundry Inc. | 3801 Leavenworth St | Omaha, NE |
| Omaha Baseball Village | 605 N. 13th St | Omaha, NE |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Church | 2110 S. 32nd Ave | Omaha, NE |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 2124 S. 32nd Ave | Omaha, NE |
| Patriot Crane & Rigging | 155 Ida St | Omaha, NE |
| Patriot Crane & Rigging | 505 Crown Pointe Ave | Omaha, NE |
| Prchal Petersen Group | 11102 Blondo St, Ste 100 | Omaha, NE |
| RAC Corporate | 3937 Leavenworth | Omaha, NE |
| Richard Stacey, DDS Stacey Family Dental | 1201 Betz Rd | Bellevue, NE |
| Roncalli Catholic High School | 6401 Sorensen Parkway | Omaha, NE |
| Scheels | 17202 Davenport St | Omaha, NE |
| SOHO Hair Academy | 2600 S 9th St | Council Bluffs, IA |
| The Premier Advisory Group | 11605 Miracle Hills Dr, Ste 205 | Omaha, NE |
| Trios Salon | 3525 N 147th St | Omaha, NE |
| ViewPointe Vision | 9412 Giles Rd, Ste 102 | La Vista, NE |
| ViewPointe Vision | 304 N 179th St, Ste 203 | Omaha, NE |
| Woods Aitken LLP | 10250 Regency Cir, Ste 525 | Omaha, NE |
| XOXO Salon | 15514 Spaulding Plaza, Ste D7 | Omaha, 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 - Charles E. Lakin | 235 Harmony St | Council Bluffs, IA |
| YMCA - Downtown | 430 S 20th St | Omaha, NE |
| YMCA - Maple St | 7502 Maple St | Omaha, NE |
| YMCA - Mills County | 110 Sivers Rd | Glenwood,IA |
| YMCA - Sarpy County | 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 |
| YMCA Healthy Living Center | 714 S Main St | Council Bluffs, IA |
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