Fifth-grader starts business to help furloughed mom

NORTH POTOMAC, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - As Federal workers brace for the pinch during the government shutdown, one local fifth-grader is pitching in.

Bella Berrellez - a student at Jones Lane Elementary School in North Potomac - has started a business while her mom is out on furlough from the FDA.

Bella is delivering her "sweet scrubs" to neighbors, and has expanded her business to Etsy.

Watch FOX 5's video above to find out more about this fifth-grader's efforts.