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Jessica Lepe Rodriguez is a single mother who depends on the program not only for child care, but also for her income as one of the many Head Start parents who also serve as a classroom aide.

"We were brought up by a single mother so resources were extremely tight," Campbell's younger sister Lorna says.

In an interview with NPR, Natalia Kiyah, a single mother of four who has intermittently relied on food assistance for more than a decade, described soda as an occasional treat — something to pair with pizza during a birthday or family celebration.

When you're a single mother and doing the job of two people by yourself, time is the biggest resource you just don't have access to, says Rivera.

Rockelle, who was born in Georgia to Smith, a single mother, began competing in pageants as a 3-year-old.