UPCOMING EVENTS:
Shoe Giveaway @ Growing Strong Kids Wellness Festival May 30 Germanna College Fburg.
REJ Chess Tournament Nov 7 Ebenezer UMC
JDF in review
JDF: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Celebrating 10 Years of Service!
Founded in 2016, our multi-award winning nonprofit has provided shoes, socks, and goods to improve the lives of the underserved throughout our hometown, DC, MD and VA, six additional states, and two countries.
Between sponsoring Health Fairs we...
2016-2020: Collected and recycled shoes, clothes and new socks, distributing them to the underserved.
2020-2024: Distributed new shoes, socks, clothes, and goods to families in need.
2024-present: Sponsor youth chess tournaments and shoe/sock giveaways.
Thanks to our 1st sponsor, The Dave Matthews Band,
new sponsors; Publix, and The Rose Gaming Resort.
Special thanks to Wawa Foundation for 10 years of ongoing support.
Through grants and donations from people like you, we help improve the lives of people in need.
PROJECTS
2026 Save the Dates:
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Wellness Fair- Shoe Giveaway - May 30
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Scholastic Chess Nov. 7, 2026 9:30 am
Education
Knowledge is Power
Educating people on how they can improve their foot health is a top priority for JDF. In addition to providing free shoes, we strive to provide foot health information our customers can benefit from immediately.
Health
Promoting Well-Being
When our feet hurt, everything hurts! JDF strives to ensure that people in need have shoes that fit properly and new clean dry socks.
Support
Empowering Lives
In 2024, JDF expanded our mission to help improve youth mental health. Our bi-annual Robert E. Jenkins Scholastic Chess Tournaments encourage kids to learn strategic decision making skills they can use throughout their lives.