Food bank helps local families get more bang for their buck

Tommy Cruz loads shopping bags with food products for customers at the Hope Food Inc. building in Escondido on Friday. <br><small><B> DON BOOMER </B>Staff Photographer</small> <br><A HREF="https://secure.townnews.com/nctimes.com/forms/photo_services/linkorder.php?des= Photo by Don Boomer/ Tommy Cruz loads shopping bags with food products for customers at the Hope Food Inc. building in Escondido on Friday." target="new">Order a copy of this photo</A> <!— <br><A HREF="XXXXXXXXXXXXXX">More of this story</A> —> <br> <A HREF="http://www.nctimes.com/news/photogallery/" target="new">Visit our Photo Gallery</A> <br> <hr width="250">