Federal grant money that keeps Boys and Girls Club and YMCA sites open after school is on hold.

The YMCA in Knoxville is losing $170,000 for this upcoming school year and $500,000 over the next three years, directly impacting 149 children and over 100 families that depended on the childcare they need after school.”
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Boys and Girls Clubs are set to lose about $1.1 million, which impacts around 750 children at 13 of their locations. The organization is working to ensure that they are in a stable place to continue delivering services to the children and families, despite the unpredictability and turbulence of federal funding.

But, hey, they'll give tax breaks to the rich and corporations.

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