Ludacris and Mercedes-Benz have surprised schoolchildren in Atlanta with more than 500 new pairs of shoes just in time for the holidays.

There is a new trend sweeping the nation, and if you’ve never owned a pair, you probably just don’t get it yet.

Payless is bouncing back. The discount shoe chain is planning to open 300 to 400 standalone stores across the U.S. over the next few years. You can find shoes for as low as about $10 a pair and the company knows saving money is really important to people right now. Payless said its website will reopen for business on TuesdayBut the first new store is set to open in November in Miami, where the company's new headquarters are. Then 30 to 45 stores will open up early next year in Texas and other border states.

Nike is donating thousands of sneakers to health care workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The company has partnered with the nonprofit Good360 to deliver 30,000 shoes to workers in Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis and New York. Nike says it is sending the Air Zoom Pulse, a shoe designed specifically for someone who would be on their feet for long shifts. The company is also sending 95,000 pairs of mild compression socks to New York and Los Angeles. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.

Heroes on the front lines in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak can get a free pair of shoes from Crocs. It’s a new program called “A Free Pair for Healthcare.”Individual healthcare workers can go to Crocs.com to place their free order of classic Crocs or Crocs at work. The website opens for requests each day at noon ET and stays open until that day’s allotment has been fulfilled. Crocs is also donating up to 100,000 pairs of shoes to be distributed to employees at select healthcare facilities and organizations. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Harbor House of Central Florida is hosting a Walk A Mile in her Shoes event Thursday to raise awareness of domestic violence in the area and resources available to survivors. Harbor House is Orange County's only state-certified domestic violence organization. Almost 11,000 women, men and children were sheltered at the organization's domestic violence housing facilities last year. Every minute, 20 people are physically abused by a partner, according to Harbor House. Victims of domestic violence can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, available 24 hours a day, at 1-800-799-7233, or in Central Florida, the Harbor House 24-hour confidential crisis hotline at 407-886-2856.