One of two after-school programs the Springfield Public School District runs could be affected by President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut funding for such programs.

District 186 runs the “SCOPE” program which it funds itself primarily and helps low-income students, but it’s the other that Superintendent Jennifer Gill’s ire is raised on.

“21st Century is something that goes above and beyond that, and is in many of our lower-income schools, and provides a lot of opportunities for our students…that is a free of charge program for students to come and receive tutoring and things of that nature,” says Gill. “That would be a big loss to our community. We have two programs run through the Boys and Girls Club or through the Urban League. Those programs would be in jeopardy.”

Central Illinois Boys and Girls Club Executive Director William Legge says should the President’s proposed cuts to after-school programs happen, that will mean those programs his agency runs will cease to exist.

But Legge says that doesn’t mean the centers will shut down altogether.

“As an organization, we are healthy. We are strong,” says Legge. “This would not put the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois out of business, but this would dramatically impact our capacity to provide the services we provide to the youth and to their families.”

Legge says what it does mean, however, is an $800,000 hit to school-based after-school programs are already cheaper to run by organizations like his, than by the school districts themselves.