The Trump administration is effectively shutting down a vast swath of summer programming and after-school activities after it froze more than $6 billion of funding to these programs this week.

Schools and organizations across the country have already informed parents to look at alternative options for their children, saying if the funding isn’t released soon many activities will be canceled immediately.

And the options to mount a legal challenge or find other funding sources seem limited, as lawsuits take time and many states have already set their budgets for the year.

In Augusta, Ga., where more than 50 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, 1,100 kids daily go the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta, with around 200 employees ensuring the programming runs smoothly.

“We have summer camps rolling right now. I'm depending on a reimbursement in July ... If we don’t get that, we have kids who won't be served,” said Kim Evans, the organization's president and CEO, adding her group typically receives $3 million from the federal government a year.

“We also have staff who are concerned about whether or not they're going to have a job,” Evans said.

A Gallup poll found that 30 million students were involved in some kind of summer session in 2024. An estimated 3.3 million went to summer school, according to Think Impact.

And 13 percent of K-12 students participate in after-school programming, according to federal data.

The programs received no heads up before the Education Department sent out memos that the funding would be paused, with no timeline for when it could be eventually released.

The White House has said it is reviewing the funds due to alleged........

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