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Former construction worker Tony Hoff, right, has struggled to find work after a crippling car crash. His wife, Elaine, works four part-time jobs, but the couple still have had to seek food stamps and state health coverage. A line forms Wednesday outside of Caritas food pantry in Beloit, where 10 percent more people are showing up, including 255 new families this year. Elaine Hoff works four part-time jobs to care for herself and her out-of-work husband, Tony, but debts and bills are still piling up, leaving the couple unable to repair a broken water heater and washing machine. At the Rock County job center in Janesville on Wednesday, caseworker Micaela Broetzmann helps laid-off engineer Rodney Jordan, of Beloit, apply for Medicaid and food stamps for his family.
Volunteers Erika Weiss, left, and Topeka Phipps pack groceries at Caritas food pantry in Beloit, where workers distributed 19 percent more food in February compared to last year.      
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