Salvation Army gives away free backpacks in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Free backpacks filled with school supplies were given out to local youth ahead of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools academic year. The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte distributed 250 backpacks at the Oak Forest Red Shield Youth Center, just east of Uptown, Saturday morning. The community-wide giveaway was open to all [...]