Foot Locker continued its support of the Fred Jordan Mission annual Back-To-School Giveaway in Los Angeles.
The event took place Thursday, October 6. More than 4,000 impoverished boys and girls were expected to be given free athletic shoes from Foot Locker, new clothing, backpacks filled with school supplies, In-N-Out burgers and Paul Mitchell hair styles.
Over 140,000 children have received new shoes, complete school outfits, school supplies and burgers at the Mission’s annual Back-to-School event in the past 28 years, thanks to partnerships with Foot Locker, In-N-Out, Paul Mitchell, Knit Works and other corporations and individuals.
Other sponsors involved this year include: Shelter Partnership; Vera R. Campbell, USC School of Dentistry, Shelter Partnership Los Angeles, Children’s Hunger Fund, Friendship Baptist Church, Edgewood Press and Feed the Children.
The Fred Jordan Mission, at the corner of Towne Avenue and East 5th Street in Los Angeles, provides nearly 1,000 servings of food each day for hungry families, builds orphanages, schools and hospitals, and distributes food and clothing to people living on the street. The Mission, open 365 days a year since 1944, is a non-profit, faith-based, educational and relief organization emphasizing education, job training and self-reliance.
