CHICAGO, United States (AP) - The pandemic that tore through the nation's heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, then the virus started eating away at her pay cheque.The Crawfords had no savings, mounting bills and a growing dread: What if they ran out of food? The couple had two boys, five and 10, and boxes of macaroni and cheese from the dollar store could go only so far.
