Empty shelves, growing lines: Colorado food banks adjust to a decrease in supply and an increase in demand

It’s a Wednesday afternoon at the Sunnyside Food Market in Colorado Springs, a no-cost grocery program run by Care and Share Food Bank. The line is out the door.

The number of people relying on the market is steadily growing, according to volunteer Mary Lasch. That’s just as the quantity of food on the shelves is shrinking.