Jodi Grant:
So it’s 10,000 sites across the United States. These tend to be sites that have low income-communities. As I said, they are red, purple, and blue.
And for many of them, this is their source of funding for after-school. So they will — they’re doing everything they can to scrimp and save and see if they can keep their doors open a few extra days, a few extra weeks. But I think many of them are in grave danger of shutting down.
And I think the worst-hit communities are going to be rural communities in smaller states, and, of course, the parents, because these programs are an absolute lifeline for working parents and their employers when parents start struggling with being able to go to work because their kids have nowhere to be.
Laura Barron – Lopez: The Trump administration says that this funding is under review. And in a statement from the Office of Management and Budget, they claimed in part — quote — “Initial findings have shown that many of these grant programs have been grossly misused to subsidize a radical left-wing agenda,” they say, including for undocumented immigrants and for teaching LGBTQ topics.
What’s your response to this?
