06 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: DOUG, a US Marine Corps veteran of Operation Desert Storm, asks for help along the side of a freeway entrance in Des Moines. Doug, who can't work because he is on 100 percent disability, said his Veterans' Administration benefits covered his rent and most of his car payment but it didn't leave enough for car insurance or food so he asks for help along the freeway entrance. He said he visits two or three emergency pantries per week to get enough food to get by. Food insecurity in the Des Moines area has skyrocketed since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. Although unemployment rates in Iowa have fallen since a peak in June, many families that fell behind on rent are now facing eviction. A food bank spokesperson said use of the Food Bank's emergency pantries and distribution points is still increasing.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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