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BONTON FARMS | "The South Dallas community of Bonton is located in an "urban food desert".
Bonton is a neighborhood in South Dallas that is a community considered in a “food desert” by USDA standards (the nearest grocery store is roughly 3 miles away.) They have the highest rate of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the city and county of Dallas. Bonton Farms is an agricultural intervention developed to restore health, create jobs, and ignite hope in South Dallas.
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buckner shoes for orphan souls
Shoes for Orphan Souls, the largest humanitarian aid project of Buckner International, has distributed more than 2.7 million pairs of new shoes to vulnerable children in the United States and to orphans in 76 countries around the world. While our program has made a difference in many lives, there are still millions of children we can reach – all through a pair of shoes. We are seeking donations of new shoes, socks and shoelaces from individuals, corporations, churches and civic groups.
Background:
Shoes for Orphan Souls began as Shoes for Russian Souls in 1994 by KCBI radio in Dallas, Texas. Buckner International assumed leadership of the program in 1999 and changed the name to reflect our world-wide reach. Established in 1879, Buckner been working to improve the lives of children by providing humanitarian aid, transitional living and foster care services, domestic and international adoption, and support programs for children living in orphanages around the world.
The Need:
According to The State of the World’s Children as reported by Unicef, there are 143 million orphans around the world. Orphanages do not receive enough funding to support the children in their care. One of the greatest and most immediate needs is a pair of shoes. Many of the children receive one pair of shoes to last the entire year, and some don’t have shoes at all.
Get Involved:
There are several ways you can help:
Donate a new pair of shoes and/or socks.
Organize a shoe drive in your work place, church or civic club.
Make a cash contribution, to help underwrite international shipping cost.
Help distribute shoes by traveling, with other volunteers, to Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Kenya, Peru, Ethiopia or Russia
Our Reach:
Shoes for Orphan Souls continues to grow and expand its scope. We receive shoes from all 50 states, then distribute them to children in the United States as well as in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chechnya, Chile, China, Croatia, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leon, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
To volunteer in Dallas, call the Buckner Shoes for Orphans Souls team at 214-939-7193. You can also email sschober@buckner.org or dweeks@buckner.org.
Dallas:
Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid
5405 Shoe Drive
Mesquite, TX 75149
*** get to know more VIdeo ***https://youtu.be/hNUumM66kzo
***Here's a link to learn more, donate gently used or new shows and/or volunteer: http://www.buckner.org/shoes/