[caption id="attachment_582" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Las Vegas Rescue Mission"]<a href="http://www.vegasrescue.org/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-582" title="Las Vegas Mission" src="http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3667-300x174.jpg" alt="Las Vegas Rescue Mission" width="300" height="174" /></a>[/caption]

Las Vegas is a lot like Hollywood; many people travel there to make it big only to end up on the streets.  Money surrounds and sustains both cities while those that were once dreamers now become survivors who find themselves without food, shelter or clothes.   The <a href="http://www.vegasrescue.org/" target="_blank">Las Vegas Rescue Mission </a> and operations manager, Randal Salinas, are working hard to give relief and hope to those who come through their doors.

[caption id="attachment_583" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Randal Salinas / Operations Manager"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-583" title="dsc_3665" src="http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3665-300x199.jpg" alt="Randal Salinas / Operations Manager" width="300" height="199" />[/caption]

To give you an idea of what the mission is up against and what they are doing to make a difference here are some incredible statistics for the month of October that Randal shared with me when I recently visited the mission.  He anticipates these numbers to increase as the winter months approach.

Meals Served in October : 26,846

Number of Beds for Shelter of Hope : 674

Number of Beds for Mens Dorm: 1,290

Number of Emergency Shelter Beds : 1,964

Number of Emergency Shelter Beds for Kids : 45

Randal and I spent about an hour together and it was obvious that his heart is committed to making a difference.  Once a contractor who built homes he now works on building lives and creating a foundation that is for sure to withstand any element it comes up against. We talked about the needs of their organization and the 3 basic needs are always in demand; food, shelter and clothes.  He made it clear to me that the shoes we collect will definitely be used and appreciated.  Many families find themselves having to decide the best way to spend what little money they have and with winter approaching, clothes are a main focus.  <img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-585" title="dsc_3672" src="http://giveyoursole.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//dsc_3672-300x171.jpg" alt="dsc_3672" width="300" height="171" />

Give Your Sole is grateful to be working with Randal and the Mission in hopes of helping those families and individuals that will receive those shoes that get donated.  Wether you are a resident of Las Vegas or traveling to the city make sure to bring your moderately worn shoes to us at <a href="http://las-vegas.competitor.com/lv-kids/" target="_blank">Kids Rock Las Vegas presented by McDonalds of Greater Las Vegas</a>