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The CPMA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports education, charitable and scientific purposes related to the field of podiatric medicine.

Footwear With Care

Helping Hartford's homeless walk in comfort and dignity.

Footwear with Care, a program proudly supported by the CPMA Foundation, provides quality footwear, socks, and podiatric exams to homeless children and adults in Hartford.

Most homeless people lack decent footwear and regular foot care. To make matters worse, they tend to walk everywhere in all kinds of weather.  In Hartford, CT, Footwear with Care (FwC) is changing this dynamic.

Since 2016, FwC has been delivering durable and well-fitting walking shoes and boots as well as medical foot screenings to homeless children and adults in Hartford. To help homeless people secure and keep jobs, it also provides steel-toed boots, non-slip kitchen shoes, and dress footwear for work in construction, culinary services, and offices...

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