SOLE FOOD 2026

The Sole Food 2026 dinner is postponed  ·  The sneaker drive is ON through December 31Find a drop spot →
TheReSole 206 Presents
Sneaker Drive  ·  Now through December 31, 2026  ·  Drop spots across Seattle

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75
Community members at last year's table
120
Pairs donated and delivered in year one
100%
Of every donated shoe delivered to youth and families in need
An Update on Sole Food 2026

The dinner is postponed.
The drive is not.

We've made the hard decision to postpone the Sole Food 2026 dinner. The funding we were counting on didn't come through in time, and we won't host an event we can't do right by our community, our partners, and everyone who makes it happen.

What hasn't changed: families still need shoes. Our sneaker drive continues through December 31, 2026. Every pair will still be cleaned by our SOLES UP youth apprentices and delivered to Southwest Youth & Family Services in January 2027.

If you bought a ticket or donated through Givebutter, we'll reach out to you directly. To every partner, sponsor, food partner, performer, and volunteer who said yes this year: thank you. We'll be back at the table, and we'll share new plans soon.

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The Story

Where sneaker care
meets community care.

Sole Food started with a simple belief: the same care we put into restoring a pair of shoes belongs in how we care for each other.

For the second year, TheReSole 206 collects donated sneakers from businesses and individuals across Seattle. Our SOLES UP youth apprentices clean and assess every pair. Then we celebrate what we built together and deliver every pair to the young people and families who need them most.

"Last year 75 people sat down together in a sneaker shop. We delivered 120 pairs of shoes."

— TDUB, Founder, TheReSole 206
Delivery Partner

Every donated pair is delivered to Southwest Youth & Family Services for distribution to youth and families across Seattle's Central District and South Seattle.

Get Involved

How to show up
right now.

The table is on hold, but the work isn't. Here's how to help between now and December 31.

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Donate Shoes

Clean out your closet. Drop new and gently used sneakers at any of our community drop spots across Seattle. Collection runs now through December 31.

Find a drop spot
📦
Host a Drop Box

Give your customers a simple way to give. We provide the box, signage, and pickups. You provide the space.

Become a drop spot
🙌
Volunteer

Help with bin pickups, shoe cleaning, and spreading the word. If you want to show up with your hands, we need you.

Sign up to volunteer
🍽️
Feed the Neighborhood

Meet the neighbors who keep the Central District fed all year, and support them directly.

Meet ARTE NOIR and Wa Na Wari
Soles for the Soul  ·  Soles Up

Your shoes can carry
someone further.

Clean out your closet. Pull out the pairs you haven't touched in a year. Drop them off — and our SOLES UP youth apprentices will clean and assess every single one before delivery. Nothing goes to the landfill. Every shoe finds its next home.

250+
pairs is our 2026 goal, more than double last year.
Our Drop Spot Partners

Drop a pair. Show them some love.

These businesses and organizations opened their doors to the drive. When you drop off, grab a coffee, book a cut, or say thanks. Supporting them supports Sole Food.

TheReSole 206
Central District · Open during business hours
1133 24th Ave, Suite M, Seattle, WA 98122
Rush Hour 206
West Seattle
4517 California Ave SW, Seattle
Dub Sea Coffee
White Center
9910 8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106
Ask about your Sole Food discount when you donate.
Southwest Youth & Family Services
Delridge · Our delivery partner
4555 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106
Strong Life Training
White Center · New drop spot
1407 SW 100th St, Seattle, WA 98146
Community Drives

Collecting from within.

Some partners are running private sneaker drives within their own communities. These locations aren't open for public drop-off, but their families, staff, and parents are collecting pairs for Sole Food from the inside. Thank you to:

Big Picture SchoolAges in Stages

Part of a school, workplace, team, or congregation? You can run a drive just for your people. We'll provide the bin and signage and pick up everything you collect. Start a community drive

Collection runs now through December 31, 2026. Every pair will be cleaned and delivered to Southwest Youth & Family Services in one big drop in January 2027. More drop spots are being added, so check back soon.
Host a Drop Box

Give your people
somewhere to give.

We provide the collection box and all signage. You provide the space. We handle pickups whenever your bin fills up, through December 31.

Host a public drop spot open to anyone, which works great for sneaker boutiques, athletic retailers, gyms, barbershops, and community-rooted businesses. Or run a community drive just for your school, workplace, team, or congregation.

Host a Box or Drive
The Year-Round Table

One day for us.
Every week for them.

These neighbors keep the Central District fed all year long, and we want you to know them.

ARTE NOIR
Free Community Breakfast Program, with Def Chef

Inspired by the Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast Program, ARTE NOIR and Def Chef serve free breakfast to the community, honoring a tradition of service, dignity, and collective care. They also host First Friday Free Meals at the Seattle Black Panther Party Interpretive Center.

Visit ARTE NOIR
WA NA WARI
Love Offering community meal program

Free African diasporic and Native American-inspired meals prepared by Black and Indigenous chefs, served right on 24th Avenue. Love Offering began in the pandemic to support BIPOC chefs and has kept feeding the neighborhood ever since.

Visit Wa Na Wari

Check each organization's site for current meal days and times, and support them directly if you can.

Closer to home

The youth who clean every donated pair are part of SOLES UP, our sneaker care entrepreneurship program. We're building SOLE ACADEMY and writing THE SHOEPRINT, the first textbook on the craft, and we'd love your help.

Support SOLES UP
Volunteers

Show up with
your hands.

The drive runs on volunteers. Help us pick up full bins, clean and sort shoes with our SOLES UP youth, and get every pair ready for delivery. If you want to give your time, we need you and we're grateful for you.

Bin Pickups
Now through December 31 · Vehicle needed
Shoe Cleaning
With our SOLES UP youth · Dates TBA
Final Count & Sorting
January 1–7, 2027
Spread the Word
Anytime · Share the drive with your people
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Thank You to Our Drive Partners
TheReSole 206
Rush Hour 206
Dub Sea Coffee
Southwest Youth & Family Services
Strong Life Training
Big Picture School (community drive)
Ages in Stages (community drive)
ARTE NOIR
Wa Na Wari

Want your business on this list? Host a drop box

Bring shoes.
We'll be back at the table.

The dinner is postponed. The drive is on through December 31.

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