ROCKFORD, IL — Area food bank leaders laid it out for Rockford residents at the Mayor's Hunger Luncheon — they're already seeing double the usual amount of families seeking food assistance, and SNAP benefits haven't even been stopped yet.

"I had a donor that gave us $5,000 and I spent it in one day because that's how desperate we are right now to stock our pantry," said Shan Johnson, director of social services for the Salvation Army of Rockford & Winnebago County. "Our shelves were virtually empty. They were bare. This is what we had to do to restock."

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