Small steps.
Bigger futures.

Providing new back-to-school shoes for students who need them, so every kid can start the year with confidence.

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How It Works

Cover a Pair

Simple, private, and dignified — from request to delivery.

Families submit a private request — just a name, size, and category. Nothing else.

Leslie's Laces reviews each request and posts it anonymously to the Shoe Board.

Supporters cover a pair — send money for that specific pair, or buy and ship the shoes directly to us.

We get the shoes to the family before the first day of school.

Around $60 covers most pairs.

Some supporters give toward the general fund. Others choose one anonymous request and cover that pair directly. Every bit moves another student closer to a new first day.

Need shoes for your student?

Requests are kept completely private. We just need a name to reach you, a size, and a category — that's it.

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Her Story

Leslie Morman

Leslie Morman was a single mother from Buffalo, Texas who spent her life doing whatever it took for her children and the students she served. After becoming a mother at 20, she left Texas A&M to raise her son, then later went back to school while raising two kids on her own. She became a teacher and counselor, then later worked in the school district's administrative office.

"Money was tight growing up, but she worked 3–5 jobs at times to make sure her kids never walked into school feeling less than anyone else."

New shoes, school clothes, good grades, sports, and education mattered because she knew kids notice when they feel different.

Leslie's Laces exists because she understood that confidence can start with something as simple as a new pair of shoes. This is a way to carry her love for kids, education, and dignity into the next school year — and every school year after.

The Magic Stays at Home

Leslie's Laces helps quietly so the moment can stay where it belongs.

When a student gets new shoes for the first day, we want them to feel like someone at home made it happen. A parent, grandparent, or guardian found a way. They came through. They made the first day feel special.

That is the kind of magic Leslie's Laces exists to protect.

Founding Campaign

Every stream helps.
Literally.

For the first Leslie's Laces drive, Colton Lane is personally donating $1 for every July stream of his new song "All Grown Up," up to $1,500.

If you want to help push the first drive further, listen, save, or share the song on Spotify.

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The Shoe Board

This is where it lives: real, anonymous shoe requests from real students — nothing but a size and a category. No names, no stories. Choose a request, cover it two ways — send money for that specific pair, or buy the shoes yourself and send them to us — and watch it get crossed off.

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The goal is simple: cross every student off the list.

Need shoes for your student?

Requests are completely private. We just need a name to reach you, a size, and a category.

Request a Pair

Privacy by design. No student names. No addresses. No photos. No public stories. Every entry is reviewed before going live. Supporters see a size. Students see a new pair of shoes.

The Founders

Colton & Taryn

Colton and Taryn are siblings from Buffalo, Texas. They created Leslie's Laces together in honor of their mother, Leslie Morman — a teacher, counselor, and single mom who spent her life making sure her kids and her students knew they were more than their circumstances.

After losing her to cancer, they wanted to build something that carried that same belief forward. Leslie's Laces is their way of making sure kids in their community start every school year with the same confidence their mom always fought to give them.

Get Involved

Let's build this together.

Whether you need shoes for your student, want to sponsor a pair, join the founding board, or simply learn more — we'd love to hear from you.

Direct email:

info@leslieslaces.org

Small steps.Bigger futures.