Free Shoes Handed Out to Those in Need

Shoes of every kind were in piles on the floor at a shelter in downtown Reno Saturday.

Some of those looking for shoes live outside, others in shelters, and some have a place to live but just need some free footwear to get by in a bad economy.

Ray Roney found shoes for his fiance's son.

"It means a lot," he said.

It's especially true since Roney says he, his fiance and her son are living in a shelter right now. He said he can't find work and will take anything.

For some, walking down the pathway to a steady paycheck starts here. One individual couldn't afford steel-toed boots in order to work, according to Brian Williams who created Think Kindness.

Think Kindness collected the shoes from throughout the community for the event.

Williams estimated at least three-hundred pairs of shoes were handed out.