Community Outreach and Education Programs educate about homelessness and empower people to become positive change agents who directly impact their community. Three pillars -- education, service and philanthropy -- teach students how to be critical thinkers, life-long problem solvers, and transform students into giving, volunteering adults.

My New Red Shoes’ Community Outreach and Education Programs:

• Provide youth with unique and meaningful service opportunities to gain insight into the realities of local homelessness,
• Accommodate a wide range of ages, abilities, interests and schedules,
• Generate valuable resources and curriculum for schools and teachers to help young people learn how they can make a difference, and
  
• Reach out to kids, families, schools, educators and other community youth organizations.

My New Red Shoes’ Kids Helping Kids School Partnership Program is a collaboration between an individual school and My New Red Shoes. Once a partnership has been established My New Red Shoes creates a customized program for a classroom, grade, or entire school that works within the particular school’s culture and mission. All school partnership programs include elements of education, service, and philanthropy. “MNRS has significantly improved our service learning program by providing thoughtful and age-appropriate activities so children can understand how complicated the problem of homelessness is. I think every school would benefit from the Kids Helping Kids program."  - School Administrator