While city leaders are trying to come up with solutions in San Francisco's Tenderloin, workers at one nonprofit are doing their best to provide a safe place for children and a lifeline for families who need after school care.
SAN FRANCISCO - Looming deficits in the billions for the city of San Francisco are impacting services across the city and for some residents who need them the most. One Tenderloin program for school aged children just closed, following heavy layoffs. Parents are now scrambling to find childcare on limited budgets.'We hand off kids between parents right now. It's hard when we don't know how long it's gonna be so we don't really know it's gonna happen,' said Phung.
It's really fun and the teachers are really nice,' said 11 year old Sofia, who attends TASP everyday. Nonprofits that receive funding from the city are facing major budget cuts. Debbie Lerman is the director of the San Francisco Human Services Network.'When the economy gets rough, we do not want to see health and human service programs cut because their needs goes up,' said Lerman. The Mayor's office is projecting a $780 million two year deficit and a whopping 1.
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