Our Shoes for Students program provides families with the opportunity to apply to receive a pair of shoes for each of their children before starting back to school in the fall.
2026 Shoes for Students Program
Our Shoes for Students program will be held this year on Saturday, August 1st, 2026, between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.
To participate in this program, your student must attend Bedford County Public Schools in grades K-12 (including Head Start).
Eligibility screenings* for this program will be held at the Christmas Station on:
- Saturday, July 11th, 2026, between 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm
- Thursday, July 16th, 2026, between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
*Families with children who were served during the 2025 Christmas Program (CSX) must attend a screening to register for this program.
*Families with children who were not served during the 2025 Christmas Program (CSX) must attend a screening and bring the following documentation.
Parents/Legal Guardians need to bring the following documentation when applying:
- Photo ID (of the parent/legal guardian) (ID must also be brought to the event)
- A recent pay stub or other income verification showing monthly income
- Child’s birth certificate or insurance card
- Proof of child custody may be required
- Proof of school enrollment (a report card or letter/email from the school). If the child is home-schooled, bring documentation that the child is registered with Bedford County Schools as a home-schooled student.
*Be sure to measure your child’s feet! Shoes cannot be exchanged.
2025 Shoes for Students
We were honored to provide 116 children from Bedford County with a brand-new pair of shoes, as well as a bag filled with food for school lunches and healthy snacks, as they prepared to return to school.
We are grateful to all the individuals and organizations who helped make this program possible! Thank you to The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation for awarding BCCS a grant to cover this expense and to the Shoe Show in Lynchburg, VA, where we purchased all 116 pairs of shoes!
