It's hard to believe that we went from a small 4 classroom school with just 24 students to this! Our elementary school now has over 300...

Meet Dacheline! In 2014 we met a woman named Aris Toribio who had converted her 4 unit rental apartment complex into a school to provide...

The Dominican Republic has recently seen an increase of COVID cases and the newly elected Minister of Education announced that classrooms...

After years of working on the purchase of the land, then raising enough funds to purchase the land and keep up with construction costs,...

The Dominican Republic surpasses 95,000 coronavirus cases today, September 2nd, including the 648 new positive cases in the last 24...

We had big plans for our 3rd Annual Ruben's Ruckus and we couldn't let a global pandemic get in our way! So in light of COVID-19 we...

Across the lower mainland, many youth and their families are unable to access computers because of financial concerns, most which have...

We are collecting laptops to help deliver access to Education to children in need in the Greater Vancouver area to support...

A massive thank you to Aris Toribio, her husband Pedro and our staff, Jose Vasquez Ortiz Ameidy Toribio Bisono, and Angie Toribio for...

We are over 70% complete and to date we have sent $245,000 to the Dominican Republic all of which has been used to hire local contractors...

Struggling to find a meaningful gift for that person who is impossible to shop for; has everything and doesn't like anything?! Why not...

Meet Dacheline and Maria. ⁠ ⁠ These two girls are the reason we do what we do. ⁠ They have been with us since we first partnered with...

We are so proud to share updates on the progress of our Secondary School build! ⁠ We have been extremely impressed by the hard work of...

Let us share the story of the two women who are running the show here at Ruben's Shoes Society. I'm Desirée, I'm the one on the left and...

In September 2013, 6 months after we first launched Ruben's Shoes Society our friends Anthony and Sam Agtarap had just opened their...

Our 3rd annual Summer Social took place with a bit of a twist this year! Our kind friends at the Spirit Foundation hosted the event on...

We believe that all children deserve access to quality education and the opportunity to thrive. To be anything they want to be. To have...

We know, we can’t believe it either!!! Yes! It is only $25 to register until September 30th, 2019. We know it’s a ways away but...

We are excited to announce that we will be focusing solely on our projects that deliver Education directly and NO LONGER COLLECTING...

We are on a mission to end global poverty by educating and empowering the next generation of leaders both globally AND locally! By...