Boynton Beach, Florida (CNN)Deborah Hightower cried and her body shook with emotion as she looked through her windshield at more than 100 cars waiting in line for free food in the mall parking lot. Most of the people had arrived in the pre-dawn hours to receive the offerings from a local food bank. Some of the drivers and passengers slept in their cars. "(They) have got to be desperate to come sit for almost five hours to get a box of food for their family," Hightower said. Read MoreThe 57-year-old accountant and mother of three teenagers was recently hospitalized and says she lost her job...…Boynton Beach, Florida (CNN)Deborah Hightower cried and her body shook with emotion as she looked through her windshield at more than 100 cars waiting in line for free food in the mall parking lot. Most of the people had arrived in the pre-dawn hours to receive the offerings from a local food bank. Some of the drivers and passengers slept in their cars. "(They) have got to be desperate to come sit for almost five hours to get a box of food for their family," Hightower said. Read MoreThe 57-year-old accountant and mother of three teenagers was recently hospitalized and says she lost her job...WW…