South Florida organizations help families with last minute back-to school shopping across multiple events

As the back to school countdown gets closer, many South Florida organizations helped parents with last minute back to school shopping at multiple events.

At Aventura Mall, families stocked up on clothes, shoes, and school supplies before the start of the school year.

“I went on a trip, for like a week and a half. I don’t really have much time, I just came back last week,” said a shopper.

“Some socks I wanted were sold out, so I’m going to have to get those online,” said another shopper.

Broward County students return to school on Monday, while Miami-Dade students return on Thursday.

“We’re just grabbing what we can,” said a shopper.

Across South Florida, community organizations are helping families with their back-to-school lists.

At the Miami Beach Convention Center, thousands of students received brand new uniforms, backpacks, sneakers and school supplies during Read Entire Article