AURORA, Colo. — AURORA, Colo. — The Salvation Army Aurora saw a 200% increase in demand Thursday as SNAP recipients prepare to go without their November benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown.

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On Friday, Denver7 visited The Salvation Army Aurora Corps , where normally stocked shelves are now visibly bare.

"It's insane to see what we're seeing right now," said executive director Carl Esquivel. "The desperation is real."

The pantry typically serves 60 to 80 families per day, but demand has doubled this week.

"We are already depleting resources all the way to December," Esquivel said. "This is our attempt of getting the story out there that food pantries, not just ours, but many even smaller food pantries, right, are struggling to be able to

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