Shoebiz and Converse collaborate to help homeless families in SF

Both Converse and ShoebizSF have collaborated to create a special series of Converse sneakers that celebrate iconic moments in San Francisco's history, such as the Earthquake of 1906, the Gold Rush, and the Golden Gate Bridge (shown respectively from left to right).

100% of all proceeds will be donated to Youth Against Poverty which we will donate to Compass. The money will support homeless and impoverished working families in San Francisco at a time when the shelter waiting list is at an all-time high.

Date of Release: 8/30

Location: Shoebiz/Dinostore 1553 Haight St, SF ca 94117

Phone Number: 415-861-3933

Price of Shoe: $60

New Corporate Partner: Atayne

Youth Against Poverty is excited to announce our newest Corporate Partnership with Atayne! Atayne is a sports and outdoor apparel business that is rooted in making a positive impact in the community. All of their products are made in the United States out of 100% recycled material. Atayne also focuses on worker safety by not utilizing harmful chemicals in their manufacturing process. This Certified B Corporation sells active gear for men and women as well as custom products for specific events. We are looking forward to featuring social good company Atayne clothing in our pop-up charity store this August. Youth Against Poverty encourages all of our supporters to visit their website, https://www.atayne.com/

Shoe Biz SF signs on for August event!

Youth Against Poverty's corporate partner Shoe Biz SF is supporting our pop-up store this August. We are very excited to hear from this local business that "Shoebiz will be 100% behind this event". This dedicated company has donated products to some of our previous events, such as the pop-up shoe store we held last summer in Los Altos. Even with their busy schedules and opening of a new store in Blackhawk Plaza, Danville, Shoe Biz has still remained involved and supportive of Youth Against Poverty's projects. We greatly appreciate the generosity of Shoe Biz SF and their tireless dedication to alleviating poverty. We encourage you to learn more about the business here: http://www.shoebizsf.com/

Pop-Up Store

The hard-working board at Youth Against Poverty has decided to reschedule the pop-up charity store to this coming AUGUST. We believe that this will be a greater opportunity since we can have an event during the "Back to School" shopping period. We will have the same beneficiaries and the drive to collect art supplies for the DoSomething.org/Art Feeds collaborative project. We are excited for another event to support Haitian orphans and San Franciscan families, trying to tackle both local and global poverty issues! We will announce dates and location ASAP. Thank you all for your continued support!

YAP is seeking NEW Corporate Partners

We continue to appreciate and work with amazing corporate partners like Converse, Reebok, Adidas and Puma, but we recognize the need to expand our company outreach. It is important to have diverse products and ensure that we do not exacerbate the generosity of our amazing partners! If you are a company seeking a charitable way to utilize overstocked, out of season or sample products, or could recommend a company that is, please contact Amanda Chavez at amandachavez2013@yahoo.com.

NEW Joint Fundraiser

Youth Against Poverty is excited to announce that we will be holding another one of our signature "pop-up" charity stores! Once again, all of our products will be donated from our generous corporate partners and a volunteer staff will operate the store.

One unique twist on this event is that it will be a joint fundraiser. Our proceeds will go to benefit both our local and global community. Our local partner is Compass Family Services, an organization based in San Francisco that helps provide services such as counseling, childcare and matching permanent housing to economically disadvantaged families (http://compass-sf.org/). Our other partner is Global Family Philanthropy, an Arizona-based nonprofit working to improve the living situation and health of orphans in Haiti (http://globalfamilyphilanthropy.org/). We will be supporting their efforts to build and run a successful clinic in North East Haiti.

We will also be holding an art supplies collection drive through DoSomething.org's Healing Oklahoma initiative. This drive will be providing unused supplies for on-the-ground organizations in Moore, Oklahoma. The children affected by the tornado will receive free access to theraputic and educational artistic programs to help recover from the trauma that they have faced (http://www.dosomething.org/ok).

We are excited for this new project, and encourage you to return to this website as well as visit our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Youth-Against-Poverty/120734315517?fref=ts) and Twitter (@Youth AgainstPov) often. We will announce the dates and location of the next "pop-up" charity store ASAP.