MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- We still have a few weeks left of summer, but preparations for the upcoming school year are in full swing. This even rings true for one of the Twin Cities' largest ...

And there’s about 2,000 more backpacks waiting to be picked up. The free backpacks come with things like books and also a library card, and they will be available for kids going into ...

A national nonprofit helped local military families gear up for the school year by distributing free backpacks filled with supplies to children in Torrance on Saturday. Operation Homefront, in ...

The 13th annual Backpacks For Kids event is finally here — students and their families can stop by The Salvation Army’s headquarters at 222 E Indiana Ave. for a free backpack filled with ...

Salvation Army expects to give hundreds of free backpacks, supplies to kids ahead of school year. The 7 Can Help Back to School Backpack Distribution Weekend runs from Friday to Saturday ...

In addition to those lessons, kids and their parents also picked up about 120 backpacks filled with supplies. "I wanted to do this today, to show people that we can all come together as one ever ...

More than 500 backpacks were handed out as well as school supplies to go with them. In addition more than 1,000 pairs of free shoes were also given away as well as free food from the Bread of Life.