Groceries are placed in a cart at the Feeding South Florida food pantry on Mondy in Pembroke Park, Florida, as the pantry prepares for a possible surge in demand with SNAP benefits for some potentially ending due to the government shutdown. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

As a breastfeeding mom of a toddler – and with another child on the way – Gabrielle knows how vital it is to get the right nutrients, with her body serving both her children in different capacities.

But the 21-year-old mother is worried about what the coming weeks will look like for her family as the second-longest government shutdown in US history threatens their access to a critical food assistance program .

Gabrielle, who asked CNN to use only her first name due to the perceived stigma around needing assistance, is on

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