The KIC WAY Foundation logo
A Global Movement For Children

Every Journey Begins With
A Pair Of Shoes.

The KIC WAY Foundation gives children shoes, discovery, and hope so every child, in every community, can take their next step with confidence. This isn’t charity. It’s a movement — and you’re invited to join it.

Give A Pair Of Shoes See Our Programs
🌍 Multicultural & Global
👟 Founded On One Belief
A joyful, multicultural circle of children smiling up at the camera
👟
0
Pairs Of New Shoes Given
🌎
0
Countries & Growing
👟
0
Shoes Given
🚌
0
Excursions Hosted
🏘️
0
Communities Served
🙌
0
Volunteers & Partners
🌍
0
Countries Reached
Children and volunteers learning together in a community garden
Smiling children huddled together outdoors
Why We Exist

This Is Not Charity.
This Is A Movement.

We don’t want you to feel sorry for a child. We want you to feel the pull of joining something bigger — a worldwide community of families, schools, volunteers, and neighbors putting hope on the ground, one practical act at a time.

Learn More About Us
What Every Child Gets

We Make A Difference In
The Life Of Every Child

👟
New Shoes,
Every Child
🛡️
Safety &
Dignity
🔭
Real
Discovery
🌱
Family
Restoration
🤝
Community
First
🎉
Joy, Not
Pity
Ready When You Are

How Can You Help A
Child Take Their Next Step?

Pick a shoe distribution day, chaperone an excursion, or give $25 — every path leads to the same place: a child standing a little taller.

Get Started
A joyful, multicultural group of children ready to join the movement
How We Help

We Meet Every Child
Right Where They Are

Practical. Joyful. Built for real, lasting change — not a hand-out, but a hand extended.

✨ FlagshipChildren's feet in colorful brand-new shoes, sitting on a wall
👟
KIC WAY’s Flagship Program

KIC N 200 Shoes

A brand-new pair of shoes for a child who needs one. Never worn. Just theirs.

Learn More
Students exploring and learning outdoors on a KIC Excursion
🔭
Discovery & Learning

KIC Excursions

Museums, zoos, and science centers — opening the door to curiosity.

Learn More
Volunteers and community members restoring a shared green space together
🌱
Restoration

The Broken Place

Hope after crisis. We help families rebuild, heal, and move forward.

Learn More
Dr. Eric Garnes, Founder of The KIC WAY Foundation
From Our Founder

“Every Journey Begins With A Pair Of Shoes.”

That belief is why Dr. Eric Garnes started The KIC WAY Foundation — a simple conviction that no child should be held back from school, from play, from opportunity, because of something as fixable as a pair of shoes. It grew into a global movement for children.

Read Our Story
Impact Story

“She Ran The Whole Way Home — In Her New Shoes.”

When seven-year-old Amara received her first brand-new pair of shoes from a KIC WAY distribution day, she didn’t walk home. She ran the entire way, telling every neighbor she passed. Stories like hers happen every single week.

Read More Stories
A joyful group of children laughing together outdoors
Join The Movement

Three Ways To Help Today

🙋

Volunteer

Pack shoes, lead an excursion, or mentor a child in your own community.

Get Started
💛

Donate

$25 gives one child a brand-new pair of shoes and the confidence to match.

Give Now
🤝

Partner

Schools, churches, and companies can bring KIC WAY to their community.

Explore Partnership
Voices From The Movement

Parents’ Words Are The Key
To Happy Kids

“

My students walked into school standing taller the day after their new shoes arrived. It changed more than their feet.

Ms. Renata Alvarez
3rd Grade Teacher
“

Volunteering with KIC WAY on a Saturday shoe distribution is the best two hours of my month, every month.

David & Priya Chen
Volunteer Family
“

We partnered with KIC WAY for one excursion and our whole youth ministry asked to do it again immediately.

Pastor James Whitfield
Community Partner

Ready To Change A Child’s Next Step?

Every pair of shoes, every excursion, every act of restoration starts with someone saying yes. Say yes today.

Give A Pair Of Shoes Volunteer With Us