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There's a reason you're having trouble finding an afterschool program for your kids

Chicopee Woods Elementary students gather in the cafeteria during an afterschool program Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, with the Boys & Girls Club of Lanier. President Donald Trump has frozen billions in federal education funding. On Friday, the Trump administration released $1.3 billion in federal funds for afterschool programs, which serve around 1.4 million students nationwide, many from low-income families. - photo by Scott Rogers

08272021 AFTER 2.jpg — Chicopee Woods Elementary students gather in the cafeteria during an afterschool program Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, with the Boys & Girls Club of Lanier. President Donald Trump has frozen billions in federal education funding. On Friday, the Trump administration released $1.3 billion in federal funds for afterschool programs, which serve around 1.4 million students nationwide, many from low-income families. - photo by Scott Rogers

If your child is on a waiting list for an afterschool program, it probably has to do with one thing.