"[1] Founded by Emmanuel "Manny" and Tracie Ohonme in 2003, Samaritan's Feet has distributed over 9.4 million pairs of shoes in over 560 U.S. cities and in 109 different countries since its inception.

After winning a contest put on by Christian missionaries from Wisconsin, he earned himself "his first ever pair of shoes" at 9 years of age, as well hope and inspiration for his future.

[12] On October 18, 2015, Samaritan's Feet partnered with four athletic teams from the University of Mary to serve over 400 children in Bismarck, North Dakota with new shoes and socks.

[17] On August 9, 2015, Samaritan's Feet distributed over 200 pairs of shoes to children in Columbia, South Carolina as a part of their 2015 "Back to School" campaign.

[2] In 2013, Samaritan's Feet was responsible for distributing over 1,031,000 pairs of shoes and socks worldwide, including 106,864 in Burundi, 27,016 in the Dominican Republic, 26,316 in El Salvador, 26,316 in Ethiopia, 26,344 in Guatemala, 52,932 in Guyana, 33,085 in Haiti, 106,885 in Honduras, 26,466 in Jamaica, 26,316 in Jordan, 26,316 in Liberia, 26,316 in Mozambique, 27,481 in Nicaragua, 34,685 in the Philippines, 105,689 in South Africa, 26,316 in Tanzania, 79,055 in Uganda and 26,466 in Zimbabwe.