Step up for the next generation
Every great journey starts with a first step — and you can help make those steps possible. This Father's Day, Room to Grow is raising funds to put new shoes on growing feet, giving a dad the chance to watch his child move through the world with comfort and confidence. For just $20, you can give a child their next pair.
In Their Footsteps: Celebrating Father Figures
Ask any dad about the shoes and he'll tell you. The first pair of cleats before the first soccer practice. The Jordans he saved up for because he remembered wanting a pair just like them at that age. The tiny sneakers his kid refused to take off, even to sleep.
Giving your child their first pair of shoes marks a moment. It says: you're ready for what's next.
For families in Room to Grow's program, access to something like a new pair of shoes isn't always a given. But it should be. Every child deserves to move through childhood with comfort, confidence, and a little style — and every dad deserves that moment of lacing them up.
Room to Grow works with families from the third trimester through a child's third birthday, providing the guidance, community connections, and essential resources that give children the best possible start. Your gift helps make that possible — from the very first step.
More Ways to Step Up
You can support families in more ways than one:
Come to the Dad Crawl
Join us in NYC on June 14 for Room to Grow’s First Annual Dad Crawl!
Honor a father figure
Make a gift in the name of a dad who showed up for you.
Shop our registry
Put new items directly on our shelves for families in our program.
Know someone who'd want to step up?
Help us reach our goal of 500 pairs before Father's Day — share this page and spread the word.
Every great journey starts with a single step. Thank you for taking yours.