LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Kids in Lansing got the chance to receive free new shoes for the upcoming school year with the 3rd Annual Footprints of Michigan Kids Shoe Giveaway.

The event is designed to provide new shoes to local children and teens in need for the new school year.

Cheryl Garza with Footprints of Michigan shared why they help.

“This is important for kids because a lot of kids don’t have the resources to be able to go out and get the shoes that a lot of kids at school have,” said Garza. “For them to have the same kind of shoes, the Nike, the Adidas, the brand new shoes. It takes away a bullying issue. It takes away the stigmatization on some of the kids. There’s so much of that going around right now. You see it on social media. You see, these kids just because they don’t have

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