Food bank delivers boxes of food to furloughed workers at the Grand Canyon.

Byline: FELICIA FONSECA

TUSAYAN, Ariz. -- Hundreds of boxes of food have been delivered to Grand Canyon National Park and a gateway community to help out government and concession workers who have been furloughed from their jobs because of a partial government shutdown.

The pastor of a church inside the park reached out to Phoenix-based St. Mary's Food Bank for help after he realized he couldn't meet the needs of people with donations he distributes out of his garage. The Rev. Patrick Dotson said many of the affected workers live paycheck to paycheck and are struggling to provide food for their families.

''Really there's no way we could keep up with the...