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Encourage kids to soore soar. they learn, socialize, and have snacks. they even have their own creed. under president trump's new proposed federal budget, wings primary source of funding would be eliminated. there are 11 wings for kids programs in three states with about 1600 children participating. richard laird is the ceo. >> how does that make you feel? >> it makes me feel devastated. i have been with this organization for 19 years and thinking about the kids losing this program honestly breaks my heart. >> wings for kids gets $1.6 million a year from the federal program called 21st century...

Goal of the program is to encourage kids to soar. they learn, they socialize, they have snacks. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: they even have their own creed. but primary source of funding would be eliminated. there are 11 wings for kids programs in three states with about 1600 children participating. bridget laird is the ceo. >> how does that make you feel? >> devastated. i've been with this organization for 19 years and thinking about the kids losing this program really honestly breaks my heart. >> reporter: gets $1.6 million a year from the federal program called 21st century learning cen...

Other department, pushing some agencies' budgets to their lowest level in decades. also some federal programs could be eliminated including an after-school program for about 2 million kids nationwide. gary tuchman has the story tonight from atlanta. >> reporter: for the students at the s.l. lewis elementary school in college park, georgia, the schoolday is done but the learning is not over. more than 130 of the students, most of whom live in low-income households, are part of an after-school program called wings for kids. it's called wings because the goal of the program is to encourage kids t...

Proposed federal budget, wings primary source of funding would be eliminated. there are 11 wings for kids programs in three states with about 1600 children participating. richard laird is the ceo. >> how does that make you feel sh. >> devastated. i have been with this organization for 19 yeerts and thi thinking about the kids lose thg program breaks my heart. >> reporter: they get $1.6 million a year from the federal program called 21st century learning centers. it receives about $1.2 billion a year from the federal government it gives out to after-school organizations across the country. all ...

Then you have the macy's store. it's not about making stuff in china. keep it what it was. >> you know, john, the 99%ers, that went on for awhile. could this go on and ruin christmas? >> no. i think they are going to get bored. they will go to another cause. i have worked with at risk kids programs. i have never seen any of these people when you have real people that need help. you put a camera out there and iphone and let them get media. that's when they show up. they are criminals. they are not doing any good and not doing anything to change the system. >> tracy, last word? >> it's too cold ...